The Tricky Master (1999)
- Original title
- 千王之王2000
- Directed by
- Wong Jing
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- IIA
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 53 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A police detective wants a promotion so he spies on a famous con-artist. He gets tricked and loses his job. Then he asks a master con-artist to teach him how to be a con-artist so he can get revenge.
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What happens
The Tricky Master (千王之王2000) is a 1999 Hong Kong crime comedy film directed by Wong Jing. The film is set in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. A police detective requests work on a major case, in hopes of a promotion. He is assigned with spying on a high-profile con-artist, and he loses his job when he is tricked by his subject. The disgraced detective then requests lessons in becoming a con-artist by an experienced master of the trade, as he seeks revenge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Bullets Over Summer (1999)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.