Three
knuckleheads rob some gangsters in an attempt to support their very pregnant
wives. The triads find out they’ve been
ripped off and murder the husbands in cold blood. The wives then vow that their unborn children
will avenge their fathers’ deaths. Eighteen
years later, they reunite and set out to do just that.
White
Lotus Trio offers up an odd mix of comedy that isn’t very funny and action that
is rather lackluster. I guess there is one
memorable scene in which a woman tries to suffocate a guy with her bosom. Since she’s nowhere near as busty as Chesty
Morgan, the guy was never in any danger.
The subtitles are a constant source of amusement though as the dialogue
is often misspelled and/or mistranslated.
(For instance, the word “whip” is replaced with “wipe”.) Or in some cases, the dialogue just don’t
make any sense. (“Are you a dump?")
This
isn’t really much to hang an entire movie around, I’m afraid. It also takes a long time for the children to
finally join forces and go on their quest for revenge. I did like the scene where one of our heroes prays
in front of a Cobra poster though.
Gordon
Liu shows up as the detective who’s investigating the deaths of the gangsters. He’s frankly, wasted as his role is rather
small. Even if the film gave him
something worthy of his talents to do, I’m still not sure he could’ve saved it
singlehandedly.
AKA: Avenging Trio.
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