Hailed upon its release as a new-wave twist on the traditional Cantonese horror picture, “The Imp” may incorporate a number of characteristics of the movement but also boasts aesthetics that remind of grindhouse movies intensely.
Ah Keung, a man in his thirties, is looking for a fulltime job to support Sau-lan, his wife, and child-to-be, but the interviews he attends are either for jobs he is under qualified (one interviewer is evidently disappointed he does not speak Japanese) or rather unlucky (the man who was supposed to interview him turns up dead in a violent crime). Furthermore, and despite his spouse’s pleads to take up a job at her father’s bra factory (a sample of Yu’s subtle humor) he denies to do so, wishing to be his own man. Eventually, he manages to find work as a night security guard for a mall/office complex. However, as...
Ah Keung, a man in his thirties, is looking for a fulltime job to support Sau-lan, his wife, and child-to-be, but the interviews he attends are either for jobs he is under qualified (one interviewer is evidently disappointed he does not speak Japanese) or rather unlucky (the man who was supposed to interview him turns up dead in a violent crime). Furthermore, and despite his spouse’s pleads to take up a job at her father’s bra factory (a sample of Yu’s subtle humor) he denies to do so, wishing to be his own man. Eventually, he manages to find work as a night security guard for a mall/office complex. However, as...
- 5/20/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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