From Vegas to Macau II
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| Directed by | Wong Jing Aman Chang |
| Produced by | Andrew Lau Connie Wong |
| Written by | Wong Jing |
| Starring | Chow Yun-fat Nick Cheung Carina Lau Shawn Yue Angela Wang Michelle Hu |
| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing Yu Peng |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lau Cho Man-keung |
| Edited by | Azrael Chung |
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Mega-Vision Project Workshop
Bona Film Group Sun Entertainment Culture Shaw Brothers Pictures Media Asia Film Production |
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Running time
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110 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong China |
| Language | Cantonese Mandarin Thai |
| Box office | US$156.85 million (China)[1] |
From Vegas to Macau II (賭城風雲Ⅱ) is a 2015 3D[2] Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film directed and written by Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Nick Cheung, Carina Lau, Shawn Yue, Angela Wang and Michelle Hu. The film is the sequel to From Vegas to Macau.[3] The third installment of the series, From Vegas to Macau III was released on February 8, 2016.
Contents
Cast
- Chow Yun-fat as Ken / Ko Chun
- Nick Cheung as Mark
- Carina Lau as Molly
- Shawn Yue as Vincent
- Angela Wang as Yan, Mark's daughter
- Michelle Hu as Purple, Aoi's assassin
- David Chiang as Victor
- Kimmy Tong as Rainbow[4]
- Philip Keung as Ma Tai-fat
- Wu Yue as Aoi's enforcer that fought Vincent
- Jin Qiaoqiao as Aoi
- Kenny Wong as Ben, Interpol police
- Derek Tsang as Interpol police
- Connie Man as Jackie, Interpol police
- Rebecca Zhu as Interpol police
- Samantha Ko as Aoi's enforcer
- Jacky Cai as Aoi's enforcer that fought Mark
- Ken Lo as Muay Thai Champ Rymi
- Treechada Petcharat as Thai casino boss
- Candy Chang as Aoi's enforcer with a crossbow
- Bella Lo as Victor's daughter
- Julio Acconci as Do Min-shui, Molly's companion
- Hazel Tong as Interpol police
- Dominic Ho as Interpol police
- Wang Zizi as Aoi's enforcer that fought Mark
- Jolie Fan as casino dealer for Victor's charity
Guest stars and cameos
- Yuan Quan as Mark's wife
- Natalie Meng as mahjong cheater
- Eric Tsang as Donnie Yen
- Natalis Chan as Champ
- Wong Jing as Smartie (uncredited)
- Felix Lok as Mr. Hon
- Aman Chang as Jiang
- Andy Lau as Michael "Little Knife" Chan from God of Gamblers
Critical response
James Marsh of the British magazine Screen International gave the film a negative review and says "The result is a noticeable step down in quality from last year’s offering" and "Much of the comedy throughout the film also falls flat."[5]
Box office
As of March 2015 the film has grossed US$157 million in China.[6]
The film opened at No. 2 at the Chinese box office behind Dragon Blade earning US$29 million in its opening weekend[7] ($43.1 million from Thursday to Sunday) which is higher than its predecessor's opening weekend gross.[8] It topped the box office in its second weekend with US$69.8 million (up 58%).[9] In its third weekend, the film fell to No. 2 earning US$27.4 million while Hollywood's animated film, Big Hero 6 took the top spot.[6]
References
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- From Vegas to Macau II at Rotten Tomatoes
- From Vegas to Macau 2 at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
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