All's Well, End's Well '97
6.3/10
Rating
90 min
Runtime
1997
Release Year
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
Director
Cast
Roy Chiao, Raymond Wong Pak-Ming, Francis Ng Chun-Yu, Stephen Chow, Christine Ng Wing-Mei
Quick Synopsis
In this family comedy set in Hong Kong, Old Mr. Lo has three sons, with the youngest, Lo Kung, being his favorite despite Kung's carefree and irresponsible behavior. Frustrated by Kung's constant fooling around and lack of ambition, Mr. Lo's relationship with him becomes strained. To teach Kung a lesson on his birthday, his two older brothers devise a prank by convincing him that he has won the lottery. Excited by the news, Kung spends a large sum of money, only to later realize he is deeply in debt. To avoid facing the consequences, he feigns insanity, successfully convincing the entire family of his supposed mental breakdown.
Detailed Synopsis of All's Well, End's Well '97
Old Mr. Lo has three sons and the youngest one Lo Kung is his favorite. However, Kung does nothing but fool around all day long. Old Mr. Lo is very annoyed about this. The relationship between father and son is thus affected. So on Kung's birthday, his two brothers decide to play a joke on him. They trick him into believing he has won the lottery. Kung is so happy that he spends a tremendous amount of money. When he realizes he is in huge debt, he pretends to go insane and the whole family believes him.
