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Bad Accent Video Reviews: The Last Dance

The Last Dance
Anselm Chan's "The Last Dance", one of the most anticipated Hong Kong films of 2024

In our latest review, we dive into ‘s ““, one of the most anticipated Hong Kong films of 2024! Starring comedy legends and , this unique blend of drama and comedy explores the clash between tradition and modernity, life and death, and family and duty—all wrapped in an engaging and visually stunning story.

📽️ Plot Overview: Debt-ridden wedding planner Dominic (Dayo Wong) is forced to shift careers to the funeral business, partnering with the traditionalist Taoist priest Hello Man (Michael Hui). Their conflicting views on life, death, and business spark both hilarious and heartfelt moments. Meanwhile, Man’s daughter, Yuet (), a struggling emergency worker, adds another emotional layer to the story, bringing an intriguing contrast between saving lives and honoring the dead.

🔥 What We Cover in This Review:
✅ The long-awaited reunion of Michael Hui and Dayo Wong on screen
✅ How tradition vs. progress is tackled in the story
✅ The film’s breathtaking cinematography and mesmerizing funeral sequences
✅ The standout performance of Michelle Wai as Yuet
✅ The balance of comedy, drama, and emotional depth

About the author

Panos Kotzathanasis

Panagiotis (Panos) Kotzathanasis is a film critic and reviewer, specialized in Asian Cinema. He is the owner and administrator of Asian Movie Pulse, one of the biggest portals dealing with Asian cinema. He is a frequent writer in Hancinema, Taste of Cinema, and his texts can be found in a number of other publications including SIRP in Estonia, Film.sk in Slovakia, Asian Dialogue in the UK, Cinefil in Japan and Filmbuff in India.

Since 2019, he cooperates with Thessaloniki Cinematheque in Greece, curating various tributes to Asian cinema. He has participated, with video recordings and text, on a number of Asian movie releases, for Spectrum, Dekanalog and Error 4444. He has taken part as an expert on the Erasmus+ program, “Asian Cinema Education”, on the Asian Cinema Education International Journalism and Film Criticism Course.

Apart from a member of FIPRESCI and the Greek Cinema Critics Association, he is also a member of NETPAC, the Hellenic Film Academy and the Online Film Critics Association.

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