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A Moody Comic Noir Film
I bought this movie based on it's review in 'Hollywood East' by Stefan Hammond, expecting an off-kilter mix of genres, and I wasn't disappointed. Kaneshiro's glum, down on his luck character Mo is quite entertaining as he takes on a contract hit, then proceeds to gamble the money into a small fortune. He then seeks a way to farm out the actual hit, and meets his match in Carmen Lee's grunged out character. Stylishly shot, the film lingers on small details in the characters lives, giving us a good feeling for the depths of their despair, all the while building to the question of who will be forced to carry out the contract. Brief but gritty flashes of violence punctuate the film, as do several funny scenes, Mo's image-conscious use of an oversized mid-80's cell phone, for example. All set to a jazzy score, this film is a wonderful hybrid.

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Wanted: script editor
The Odd One Dies is another film from Hong Kong's "doom generation" of film making, the 5-7 uneasy years leading up to the hand over of power to communist Chinese control. It is a fresh and occasionally funny film about small-time criminals that oozes with hopelessness, a sentiment representative of many citizens who could not leave Hong Kong. However, what keeps The Odd One Dies from being a completely depressing film like Wong Kar Wai's brooding crime dramas As Tears Go By or Days of Being Wild is Takeshi Kaneshiro, who despite the somber material, has an amazing comic presence (and the film's running joke involving severed fingers doesn't hurt either). The one major fault with The Odd One Dies is the story, which has some neat ideas but tends to meander and lose focus on many occasions.

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A fun movie to watch, if you like Takeshi, and weird music.
I myself love Takeshi, and have seen alot of his movies so I know what kind of character he likes to play. His character in this movie can be so intense at one moment, yet child-like in the next, without saying one word. Carmen Lee's performance was down-played, but effective,and the extra characters gave comic relief to this picture that could otherwise have been a real depressing film. The music they use usually have the complete opposite feel as the scene before you, ex. an intense confrontation is accentuated with what sounds like music from a commercial geared for kids, yet it goes together so well. If your in the mood for something a little different, I would definately recommend seeing this movie for the laugh factor alone.