the stewardess
dir: sam leong
hong kong 2002, 90 min approx UK premiere
a thrilling, cult and comedic hk horror movie complete with parodies of in the mood for love, chungking express and the ring, leong's film rifles through the genres with spasmodic energy. sam lee [lead in fruit chan's made in hong kong ] stars as a hapless screenwriter plagued by nightmares that become reality when he cheats on his new date with his next-door neighbour, a japanese stewardess. a fact not helped when his girlfriend’s gangland-heavy father finds out. guaranteed trashy but visually charged viewing with high production values in a marvellous asian cinematic stew.