a5c7b9f00b After police officer Paio is murdered, his soul cannot be at rest for his murder has been written off as a suicide. Therefore the heavens send him back to Earth as a spirit to find his 'savior' who will help him clear his name. Hsing, a rookie officer, is the savior and in return for finding Paio's killer, Piao must get him a girlfriend and a promotion.
I found LOOK OUT, OFFICER! an above average comedy from the Stephen Chow stable, lifted because it contains a trio of funny performances rather than just relying on Chow himself for the humour. This film's electrifying opening sees POLICE STORY's Bill Tung, aka the lovable Uncle Bill, playing a cop who takes down a warehouse full of thugs in scenes which mercilessly spoof John Woo's cinema, particularly THE KILLER. It's so great to see a guy who is so good but underused in support finally getting the chance to steal the limelight for once.<br/><br/>Before you know it, Tung is murdered by persons unknown, but he soon returns to Earth as a ghost seeking revenge and hooks up with rookie Chow. The next great actor is former Lucky Star Stanley Fung playing his usual straight-guy role as a cop superior. Chow begins romancing Fung's daughter and the comedy goes from there. This is the usual mix of low brow escapades, ghostly scenes, romance, fun special effects, and more heroic bloodshed humour. Amy Yip has a memorable one-scene cameo. Chow is ever the acquired taste, but Fung and Tung are both hilarious throughout and the film has a fast pace and lots of snappy humour to see it through.
Hong Kong funnyman Stephen Chow plays Hsing, a police rookie who has been visited by the ghost of murdered police officer Paio (Bill Tung). His soul cannot be at rest because his death has been written off as a suicide; therefore, he asks Hsing to help him avenges his death in return for finding him a girlfriend and a promotion.<br/><br/>The plot seemed intriguing with the murdered cop/wandering ghost device. However, the somewhat nonsensical comedy and humor overshadows the ghost elements, focusing too much on Hsing trying to court his superior Chin's (Shui-Fan Fung) daughter and Chin attempting to master Taoist magic. There are very little surprises and twists to the story and many silly, nonsensical humor, from Hsing's taking down a bunch of thugs with a flying bullet to Hsing and Chin creating an anecdote with gross ingredients to save Hsing's soul.<br/><br/>However, the acting wasn't bad and you would get a few laughs out of the movie, especially in the part when Chin finds out Hsing is dating his daughter. There are also some nice action sequences, including the ghost vs. wizard scene.<br/><br/>It's not the best HK ghost-comedy out there, but it's worth the watch.<br/><br/>Grade B-