When King (Lau) and Ching (Athena Chu - although she does not appear here) part ways, King becomes something of a lost soul.  With the assistance of Dragon (Cheung) and fellow conman Nat (Chan), he decides to go on a scamming spree.  When a trick backfires and Dragon is taken hostage by a local gang the remaining two are forced into trying to raise some fast cash.  Their only option is to assist the police in bringing in a big time conman who has relocated to Las Vegas in the US taking $4 billion of the government's money with him.  They team up with a couple of gorgeous girls and set about trying to outfox one of the biggest foxes ever known.

The good thing about this sequel to the disappointing 'The Conman' is that it borrows very little from it's predecessor.  Rather than try to add another rehash to the aging 'God Of Gamblers' saga, it is clear from the beginning that it is a plain and simple comedy.  It avoids the predictable card game confrontations and openly sets out to make a fun adventure movie with a few laughs along the way.

Andy Lau reprises his role as the mean and moody King although he shows a softer side to his character here to fit in with the humorous style of the movie but it is not that much of a departure from most of his recent performances.  The one thing that puzzles me about Lau is that he is surely considered an A-movie star in his own territory so why does he continue to fill up his schedule with films that do not fulfil his potential?  That said, it is clear that he is not willing to compromise his hard man image in any way as he retains his cool persona whilst other around him are mutilated horribly about the face for the sake of satire.   Nick Cheung also puts in an appearance here but we are left to assume that he had other commitments as he has very little to do so Natalis Chan steps in to fill the sidekick role (as he has done many a time, particularly in Chow Sing Chi films) and in fact does a better job than Cheung did in the original.

For 'Conmen In Vegas' Wong Jing takes the best approach that we could hope for - one in which he has little aspiration to achieve heights that we are all well aware he isn't capable of.  We all know that he can't make a masterpiece but he can make movies that provide escapism for the audience and that is ultimately what films are all about.  There are glamorous locations, beautiful women and plenty of humorous moments to glide you through this typified H.K. farce that is definitely fun while it lasts although it won't leave a permanent impression.