I was very pleasantly surprised by DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS 2. This turned out to be a very strong film with plenty of good acting, plot twists, and sleazy sex and violence (the whole reason we watch this CAT III sh!t in the first place!!!).
The story is similar to DAUGHTER 1, some inept cops are called in to a crime scene where an entire family is brutally murdered, and they have to find the killer. The first part of the film is silly, with slapstick humor and gross-out jokes, in the way that HK directors seemed to almost invariably do with these types of film (with only a few notable exceptions...) but after the fun and games, the real story unfolds. A couple meets a nice young man who gives them a place to stay after a minor car accident. The couple end up staying for a few days, and when the husband catches the young man "peeping" on his wife bathing, he makes the man an offer. He confides that he can not get his wife pregnant due to an old war wound, and offers the man money to bang his wife so that they can have a son. The man obliges but becomes emotionally attached to the wife, obviously causing problems all-around. The wife is then unexpectedly kidnapped by a family of weirdos and is held for a high ransom. Husband decides to do something about it, and all manner of CAT III hi-jinx ensue...
DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS is all-in-all a very strong film. The acting is good, the sex and violence is thick and sleazy, and there are some really decent plot twists that make this film quite enjoyable. The downside: it takes a while to get going, and the over-the-top humor in the beginning clashes notably with the feel of the rest of the film. Also notably missing are Anthony Wong and Lily Chung from DAUGHTER 1, but the players in this one do a good enough job. Highly Recommended - personally enjoyed this one more than part 1...8/10
The story is similar to DAUGHTER 1, some inept cops are called in to a crime scene where an entire family is brutally murdered, and they have to find the killer. The first part of the film is silly, with slapstick humor and gross-out jokes, in the way that HK directors seemed to almost invariably do with these types of film (with only a few notable exceptions...) but after the fun and games, the real story unfolds. A couple meets a nice young man who gives them a place to stay after a minor car accident. The couple end up staying for a few days, and when the husband catches the young man "peeping" on his wife bathing, he makes the man an offer. He confides that he can not get his wife pregnant due to an old war wound, and offers the man money to bang his wife so that they can have a son. The man obliges but becomes emotionally attached to the wife, obviously causing problems all-around. The wife is then unexpectedly kidnapped by a family of weirdos and is held for a high ransom. Husband decides to do something about it, and all manner of CAT III hi-jinx ensue...
DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS is all-in-all a very strong film. The acting is good, the sex and violence is thick and sleazy, and there are some really decent plot twists that make this film quite enjoyable. The downside: it takes a while to get going, and the over-the-top humor in the beginning clashes notably with the feel of the rest of the film. Also notably missing are Anthony Wong and Lily Chung from DAUGHTER 1, but the players in this one do a good enough job. Highly Recommended - personally enjoyed this one more than part 1...8/10