Huang jia du chuan

The third instalment of the long-running series moves away from the action which was so noticeable in the first film towards more of a slapstick comedy. Sibelle Hu's screen time is limited here but the other actresses continue to make an impression, from Sandra Ng with her overbearing humour to Amy Yip's constant sexuality. Stanley Fung and Billy Lau are the male leads who spend the majority of the film training up the members before they're let loose on a casino ship in the last half an hour. The action is in very short supply, but as usual there's an eclectic mix of styles and cast members and Shing Fui-on gets one of his more interesting roles. How much you enjoy it depends on your tolerance for Hong Kong humour...