MAHJONG HEROES is a slow-moving comedy drama from the Shaw Brothers studio, written by Wong Jing and starring Yueh Hua. Those two presences are the only items of interest here. The story is based around a mahjong tournament, with various rival characters competing for dominance, but the actual gameplay itself isn't translated to the screen very well and it's never suspenseful, funny, or exciting. Hua is wasted in a non-dynamic role and the story takes too long building up characters who simply aren't very funny or, indeed, interesting. There's one or two humorous moments (including a bit with a popular cross-eyed Shaw actor) but overall this one's a drag.
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