Mr. Nice Guy

Mr. Nice Guy

Year: 1997

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: Cantonese

ActionCrimeComedyEpic heroesIntense combat and martial arts

After a chaotic drug bust goes wrong, a Chinese chef finds himself tangled with a plucky news reporter who captured the incident on tape. Both are thrust into a chase as rival gangs hunt the incriminating video. The unlikely duo battles street thugs, uses tricks, and learns that fighting first and apologizing later can be a recipe for survival.

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Giancarlo, the Italian mob boss, discovers that his lover Tina is actually a mole for the Demons and has her buried alive at a mining site. Later, journalist Diana records footage of a cocaine deal between the mob and The Demons. During the deal, Gronk, the Demons’ leader, is killed, and a violent gunfight erupts. Giancarlo spots Diana and her partner Richard, and orders the mob to pursue them. Richard is captured while Diana manages to escape, running into the TV chef Jackie, who offers shelter and aid.

En route, Diana accidentally swaps the videotape of the drug trade with one of Jackie’s cooking videos. Jackie brings the tape to his adoptive brother, the police officer Romeo. Romeo’s children end up watching the illicit footage, unaware of its significance. The mob forces Richard to reveal Diana’s address, and they ambush her at home, kidnapping her once they realize Jackie is in possession of the tape. Diana escapes after staging a distraction in front of a crowd.

The mob believes Jackie has the tape and trails him, while the Demons also keep close tabs, hoping to turn the situation to their advantage. Jackie must fend off repeated attacks as the danger closes in. Diana sneaks into his house to search for the tape, but Giancarlo’s henchmen arrive before she can leave.

Jackie and the women manage to escape just as the Demons blow up his apartment with grenades, wiping out the mobsters. The Demons then arrange a meeting with Giancarlo to trade the tape for the mob’s stolen cocaine, money, and safety. To keep everyone out of danger, they hole up at Lakeisha’s home, but the Demons track them down. They kidnap Jackie’s girlfriend Miki and hand Jackie a cell phone, demanding the videotape within 12 hours. Jackie turns to Romeo for help, though the police struggle to coordinate effectively.

The next day, Jackie goes to meet the Demons with a decoy tape, but no Demon appears in person; instead, they repeatedly lure him to different locations by phone. The police shadow Jackie, but the gang slips away with Miki. Frustrated by the authorities, Jackie is abducted again by the Demons, leading to a tense confrontation that ends with a dramatic chase as a mine-vehicle crashes through Giancarlo’s home, scattering cocaine as it goes. Jackie fights to protect Miki and Lakeisha; the mob is eventually found at the scene, and Giancarlo is badly injured and arrested.

When the authorities finally move in, Romeo arrives with his own version of justice, and the officers decide to downplay the events as another gang skirmish. In the aftermath, Jackie is released, while the mobsters face cocaine-related charges. The narrative closes with a fragile sense of resolution, as the movie threads together courage, loyalty, and the blurred lines between law and crime. Sandy makes it through the chaos with injuries but survives the encounter, underscoring the film’s harsh reminder of the costs borne by those entangled in a criminal underworld.

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