Men^Suddenly In Black

I saw Men Suddenly In Black last night. Had me splitting my sides in laughter -- quietly of course, cause I didn't want to wake anyone up. Men Suddenly In Black is a Hong Kong film, and a very dark comedy. It concerns the misadventures of four men who are not getting any, or getting enough of it, at home. It's battle of the sexes. Tin, Cheung, Chao and Paul have gained fourteen hours of freedom from their oppressive wives, who are off to Thailand to say hello to the Buddha and take in some shopping at the flea market. The boys decide to make good use of their 14-hours by going out on a mission to party -- that is, get totally drunk, spend all the money they were saving and have lots of sex. They're going to take full advantage of their freedom because they deserve it, damnit! -- and to honour the memory of Uncle Nine, who sacrificed himself to his wife, when, some ten years ago, the wives stormed a party the boys were having. They all escaped, but Uncle Nine stayed back to get caught and take the blame. Ever since then, Uncle Nine has been locked at home, with no sex, no porn and no fun.

Naturally, things go horribly wrong for the misguided heroes of the movie. At the airport, the wives have second thoughts about their trip, as they have this bad feeling that their men are about to go whoring in their absence. So they drive back into town to find them -- along the way, they pick up some instant cameras to take pictures when they catch their husbands cheating, as they will need evidence for the divorce. The women take on their mission with a lot more practice than their men. The movie follows the hilarity around Hong Kong as the husbands and wives spend 14-hours battling it out. Great movie for laughs.