Despite the pandemic sending most industries into recession, debt-ridden wedding planner Dominic (Dayo WONG) gets a miraculous chance to turn things around when a funeral planner retires and passes the baton to him. His creative gimmicks for funerals help his business find unexpected success, but Dominic’s biggest obstacle is winning the approval of respected and sternly traditional Taoist priest, Master Man (Michael HUI). After some unordinary funerals, Dominic gradually understands Master Man’s code of ethics and the meaning behind each farewell.

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The Last Dance (2024)

★ 7.8/10 November 9, 2024 126 min

Drama

Director: Anselm Chan Mau-Yin  ·  Writers: Anselm Chan Mau-Yin, Cheng Wai-Kei, Wong Fong Yi Feibi

Despite the pandemic sending most industries into recession, debt-ridden wedding planner Dominic (Dayo WONG) gets a miraculous chance to turn things around when a funeral planner retires and passes the baton to him. His creative gimmicks for funerals help his business find unexpected success, but Dominic’s biggest obstacle is winning the approval of respected and sternly traditional Taoist priest, Master Man (Michael HUI). After some unordinary funerals, Dominic gradually understands Master Man’s code of ethics and the meaning behind each farewell.

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Director

Anselm Chan Mau-Yin Anselm Chan Mau-Yin

Cast

Dayo Wong Chi-Wah Dayo Wong Chi-Wah Dominic Ngai Michelle Wai Si-Nga Michelle Wai Si-Nga Man-Yuet Kwok Michael Hui Koon-Man Michael Hui Koon-Man Man Kwok Tommy Chu Pak-Hong Tommy Chu Pak-Hong Ben Kwok Catherine Chau Catherine Chau Jane Paul Chun Pui Paul Chun Pui Ming Vernon Fong Vernon Fong Mr. Chu Polly Lau Polly Lau Mrs. Chu Kiki Cheung Kiki Cheung Mandy Marquis Oakes Marquis Oakes Yeung Rosa Maria Velasco Rosa Maria Velasco Ms. Yen Elaine Jin Yan-Ling Elaine Jin Yan-Ling Lin

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CinemaSerf
CinemaSerf November 30, 2024
★ 7/10

"Dominic" (Dayo Wong) is struggling to make ends meet, post COVID, with his business in tatters and his repayment bills at almost $13,000 per month. He's not afraid of hard work, though, so when his "Uncle Ming" (Paul Chun) offers him his share in a funeral parlour he jumps at the chance. His partner - rather sarcastically referred to as "Hello Man" (Michael Hui) comes across as a rather curmudgeonly fellow - a traditionalist Taoist priest who lives with his ambulance-driving daughter "Yuet" (Michelle Wai) and his favourite son "Ben" (Pak Hon Chu) who is attempting to follow in his father's footsteps. Thing is, in his excitement to get the job done and to make enough money to clear his debts, he makes quite a few schoolboy errors at the start that are way more lively to offend the ancestors than send them peaceably on their way to the next life, and that just irks the older man who feels…