Review of All for the Winner (1990) by Adam L — 25 Nov 2012

Comedian Stephen Chow portrays a supernatural gambler from the mainland effectively exploited by his uncle (Ng Man-tat) in Hong Kong. Directors Jeff Lau and Corey Yuen Kwai play most of the action straight but Chow has his way with a hilarious parody of John Woo's "The Killer" in the crowd-pleasing gambling comedy that broke all previous domestic records (including Woo's own 1986 watershed "A Better Tomorrow") and turned Chow into the colony's top box office draw deposing Jackie Chan who ruled the market during the '80s.