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ReviewThe Last Dance (extended version) movie review: should you catch these deleted scenes?
The highest grossing Hong Kong film ever returns with 12 minutes of extra scenes that add some comedy, but do they warrant a re-release?
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This article contains spoilers.
4/5 stars
The highest grossing Hong Kong film of all time returns for another crack at the local box office with this extended version, which starts screening on April 4 – just in time for the Ching Ming Festival – with 12 minutes of previously unseen footage.
The Last Dance revolves around Dominic (Dayo Wong Tze-wah), a debt-ridden wedding planner who tries his hand at being a funeral agent out of desperation, and Master Man (Michael Hui Koon-man), a Taoist priest who struggles to stay on good terms with his offspring, Ben (Chu Pak-hong) and Yuet (Michelle Wai Sze-nga).
The breakthrough third feature of writer-director Anselm Chan Mou-yin, this poignant family drama is the front runner for this month’s Hong Kong Film Awards with 18 nominations, including best picture.
For those who have managed to ignore the hype since the film’s release in November 2024, it’s perhaps not a bad idea to skip this review and go into your first viewing of it without knowing too much about the plot details.
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