When mainlander Sing goes to visit his uncle (Man Tat) in Hong Kong , he uncovers  supernatural powers that allow him to see through objects and alter their physical state.  Being an avid gambler, his uncle sees this is the perfect opportunity to make his fortune so puts Sing on the fast track to stardom by announcing his arrival on the professional gambling circuit.  Thanks to his abilities, Sing bulldozers through the competition and is soon labelled as the King Of Gamblers with all seemingly going well for everyone concerned. That is until Sing meets the woman of his dreams and begins to appear hopelessly distracted from his gambling as the draw of love is far stronger than any of his other powers.  Now the only person that can help him snap out of this lull is his uncle but he is torn between his desire to become rich and the welfare of his nephew, which one will he choose?

With Wong Jing's 'God Of Gamblers' enthralling the Hong Kong movie going public, action maestro Yuen Kwai decided to team up with Jeff Lau to capitalise on this sensation and unleash their own take on the gambling genre.  The resulting movie is a blend of uniquely Asian humour, Kwai's stylised action and suspense-filled card table face-offs that all combine to make this one of the more pleasing clone movies to be released on the Jade Screen.  Of course, the overriding factor that has probably given it such a highly regarded reputation is the inclusion of Chow Sing Chi in his first real mainstream starring role in which he gets to let rip with his rapier sharp wit and now infamous "fast speak".  However, it is also worth mentioning that there are impressive performances from all the supporting cast with Yuen Kwai and Sandra Ng making a particularly amusing couple for Chow to play off and Ng Man Tat appearing in a sidekick role that has now become synonymous with most Chow Sing Chi movies.  Interestingly, this is also one of the rare early efforts where Chow gets to partake in the action and with Kwai at the helm, his talents are shown in a very favourable light and used to good effect.  Certainly a fun all-round movie although perhaps not as perfect as some may have eluded.