肥龍過江 (Enter the Fat Dragon) is an 2020 film out of Hong Kong. The movie stars Donnie Yen, the strongest in the universe. The supporting cast include Niki Chow, Wong Jing, Teresa Mo, Naoto Takenaka, Joey Iwanaga, and Jessica Jann. This movie hit the market right as the pandemic got into full swing in Asia for CNY.
Ah Long is a over zealous Hong Kong police officer that has gotten a reputation for being never giving up on a arrest. This has him in bad standing with his colleagues and causes him to miss his pre-wedding photos. His fiancée breaks up with him and Ah Long is demoted to the evidence cellar. Ah Long finally gets his break to get back into action, but has since gotten fat sitting around doing nothing. Enter the fat dragon. Ah long is to bring a suspect back to Japan and hand him over to the Japanese police. But when they get to Japan, the suspect gets away. Will Ah Long get the suspect back and his career back?
I watched this on Prime Video recently, but it took me over three weeks of a few minutes here and there to finish. The version on Prime Video was also in Cantonese. The reason I haven't watched this earlier is that I haven't been able to find a mandarin dubbed version. But I gave in and watched the Canto version. I do not like reading subs if I don't have to. Having to watch this with subs was one of the reasons I didn't enjoy it.
If you're ok with the canto, the movie was a comedy action film. Ah Long is in a obvious fat suit. But it worked out due to the comedic elements of the film set up from the very beginning. If you like action and a ridiculous story, this movie is for you.
