Movie Box Review

10 PUNISHED

Can : Bo Ying

Lit : Retribution

d. Law Wing Cheong

Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai)

Janice Man Wing Shan, Maggie Cheung Ho Yi,

Candy Lo Hau Yam, Lin Li,

Jun Kung Shek Leung, Charlie Cho Cha Lei

Opening May 5 2011

Opening April 4 2011 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival

Rating : IIB

Length : 94 mins.

Official Site : http://www.mediaasia.com/punished/

Site : http://www.hkiff.org.hk/eng/film/detail/35090.html

[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]

The tycoon is a tyrant who terrorizes both family and staff -- the only exception being his loyal bodyguard. The tycoon's punishment begins with his good-for-nothing daughter being abducted and then killed by cold-blooded kidnappers. Grief-stricken and guilt-ridden, he turns to his bodyguard, a man with a history and therefore underworld connections, to avenge his daughter's death. The bodyguard goes to work with great efficiency. Yet there is little satisfaction in payback, and the tycoon finds himself plunging into lower and lower depths.

The Johnnie To Kei Fung produced, Law Wing Cheong directed film PUNISHED (PO YING) opens today. Earlier Law Wing Cheong along with actors Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai) and Janice Man Wing Shan were interviewed. Siu Chai complained to reporters that the director was

merciless. He not only beat him until he was begging for his life, one time falling metal almost hit him and the director asked him for another take. He was like a murderer. Thus the next time he directed, he definitely would make Law Wing Cheong the lead so he could properly return the favorite.

Siu Chai said that every time he made Law Wing Cheong's film he had to fight. Earlier with 2 BECOME 1 (TIN SUN YUT DUI) he and Chin Wa fought for three days. His head was swollen while Chin Wa injured her leg. He could not help but ask whether the director disliked him. This time Siu Chai played a bodyguard, naturally he had to fight. Finally he truly fought until he beg for his life. He recalled, "Once metal fell from above and almost hit my collarbone. At the time I was really scared, but the director asked him for another take. He truly is merciless, he has to know that I rely on my face to make a living! He is just like a murderer." Siu Chai honestly said that if in the future he had money to direct, he definitely would ask Law Wing Cheong to be the lead and also asked Ah To to participate. He even suspected Law Wing Cheong suffered too much with Ah To so he took it out on actors. Law Wing Cheong denied that he took it out on actors and said, "Ah To tortures him even worse! I am OK!" However he agreed for Ah To be the actor so he could experience how tough it was. He suggested, "With Ah To, he won't need to be hit or yell at, just fill his entire body with reaction bullets. He always says he wants to play a hit man in movies!" Siu Chai also said that he believed in karma. This time he was lucky enough to escape the metal fall because he did a lot of good deeds.

Janice Man did not have much movie experience but many scenes in the film had to done for real. For example she truly had to lie in the dirt for the burial and relied only on the tube on her back to breathe; she also had to pretend to take drug with glucose, took a slap from

(Anthony Wong) Chau Sun, a kick to the chest. The scene in which Chau Sun slapped her, Chau Sun suggested to slap her earlier for her most natural reaction. Thus her reaction was the most realistic. She said, "Every time was for real. Chau Sun slapped me eight times because it had to coordinate with different camera angles. (Was your face swollen?) It was very red! I didn't apply ice, only mask!" She also said that even though form day one she knew that the performance would be real, she never thought it would be so real. Would she be afraid of making movies? She said, "No, instead after the production I am even braver so I should thank the director."

Law Wing Cheong thought Janice Man's performance was OK for a film industry new comer. She was very smart, able to understand the importance of each scene. However he would not go easy on her because of that, otherwise he could not achieve the result that he wanted. Janice Man was not only smart but also ran into good co-stars. Law Wing Cheong said that Chau Sun helped her a lot. At first she was very afraid of Chau Sun. Janice Man said, "When his fire rages it is frightening, I as a new comer of course would be afraid. Yet the more frightened I was the less smooth the performance was, so I told myself not to be afraid." In addition, this time Chau Sun and his son Wong Yat Yat performed together for the first time. Yat Yat's performance was a pleasant surprise to the director, but Yat Yat's dream was to become a doctor. He had no interest in following his father's footstep in show business.

Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Janice Man Wing Shan, Maggie Cheung Ho Yi, Lin Li and others last night attended the film PUNISHED (BO YING) world premiere. Wong Chau Sun's son Wong Yat Yat guest starred in the film as Chau Sun's son, but he was very shy. At first he did not dare to pose for photos on stage and later only posed for a group photo. Director Law Wing Cheong said that the biggest pleasant surprise was Yat Yat. Did Chau Sun communicate with his son about acting at home? He said that he did not need to, the director would take care of that. He joked that actually yelling everyday was not advisable, it had to be done like in the film to avoid any issue. He jokingly said to his son, "Please forgive me for sometimes crossing the line."

Later Chau Sun and his son were interviewed. He said that reporters followed his son recently, thus he brought him out to meet everyone at once. He also hoped that no one would follow his son to school, which would affect his education. Did Yat Yat forgive his father? He said that Papa actually was not mean. Speaking of this film, he said that at first he was very nervous, gradually he was OK. However Yat Yat said that he was not interested in acting again because his goal was to become a cosmetic surgeon.

Earlier Wong Chau Sun posted a photo with god son Edison Chen Koon Hei, resulting in online criticism that like father like son and accusations that both were promiscuous. Chau Sun angrily responded, "Who am I promiscuous with now." Chau Sun pointed out that this time was not considered angry. He said, "In 500,000 people one or two have to be crazy. Other people online yelled at them back and triggered a war of words. They are all crazy, no need to mind them." He honestly said that he talked fashion collaboration with Chen Koon Hei but not yet about movies. Chau Sun also said that God Son's mood actually has already been settled. Everyone had stages in level and could learn from setbacks. Isabella Leong Lok Si was rumored to return to Hong Kong at the end of the year. Chau Sun said that she has not mentioned it. Even if she came back to Hong Kong to visit relatives it did not mean that she would stay.

Miriam Yeung Chin Wa last night came in support. She joked that since she worked with director Law Wing Cheong on two films, if she did not come she was afraid of being punished. In the film Siu Chai had many fight scenes. She said, "He is so cool, Men are cool like that." Would she make any fight scene? She said that if she was pregnant how could she, she should not take the role then become pregnant. She would properly plan. In addition, this film passed Mainland inspection without any editing. Man Wing Shan was very happy and appreciative, all the hard work was worth it.