My wife is a gangster 3 (2006)

Country: South Korea

Language: Korean / Mandarin

Actors: Shu Qi, Lee Beom-Su

Director: Cho Jin-Gyu

Supposedly a sequel of My wife is a gangster 2, but has no relation or resemblance to the previous movies. Although not as boring as the 2nd installment, it tests your patience. And almost when it is running out comes one more action sequence and then you know that you are going to get salvation in the next few minutes. End of movie, the salvation we were waiting for follows quickly.

The movie travels across two countries, Hong Kong SAR & South Korea. A complex and confusing story which is only held together by the fight sequences and bloodshed.

The girl’s father is a Hong Kong gang lord. The girl end-up killing the rival boss and therefore is asked to leave the country till things cool down. She prefers to go to South Korea because that is where her estranged mother is. Then come some stupidly funny bits and some fight sequences in South Korea before the movie moves back to Hong Kong and ends.

The title is a bit of a stretch because the man doesn’t marry the gangster at all. In the last scene she accepts his proposal and they kiss and make-up and there is no marriage yet.

Three reasons why this movie fails

1. The wife is not a gangster: For there’s no wife in the first place

2. Except the action sequences there is nothing of any repute in this movie

3. Delete the action sequence away, this movie becomes a potential WMD (Weapon of mass destruction), you would be killed by boredom

The good points are the camera work (again in bits & pieces), the action scenes – if you are an action freak & some silly comedy (if you like those). Other than these there is nothing worth talking about.