ROSA is another very nice action/comedy from Hong Kong in the 1980s. Yuen Biao is the big action star name here, but most of the screen time is given over to his partnership with the usually little-utilised Lowell Lo, who stands out as a CID cop on the trail of various nefarious bad guys. The plot is simplistic indeed, but the emphasis is very much on the knockabout comedy that you find in Hong Kong films of the era. I liked it, but your mileage may vary. The film has an exemplary supporting cast, with the stand-out being the game Lu Hsien-Fen, who often appears as the butt of the jokes (not to mention other prominent body parts). The supporting cast is exemplary and gives Kara Hui the chance to kick her customary backside, while the reliable James Tien shows up on villain duties. Things pick up for the lavish warehouse fight climax, in which veteran henchman Dick Wei and Fat Chung do their bit, the fights are vivid and exciting, the stunts electrifying, the humour spot-on.
Review of Rosa
