![]() Everything builds up quite nicely but seems to unravel a bit as it’s all supposed to come together. This movie does add a few more layers like the force of his ex-girlfriend, a potential love interest and the son he never knew. Cool follows the standard gangster formula of an ex-gangster trying to make a new life for their self and being swayed back towards the underworld. The story or should I say themes that follow Ekin’s character along are evident and quite pleasant, they just don’t pull the trigger and fall short. Whether you’re stuck comparing it with Y&D or not, you will make note of the flashy style, overwriting and underwhelming melodrama. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a Y&D or triad rip-off, just another triad movie (for better or worse). But NO, this movie is really nothing compared to Andrew Lau‘s cult favourite in Y&D. Plus, a bunch of Y&D cast in another triad movies doesn’t leave many possible conclusions to draw on. The cool thing is that his character in this movie, Dragon, is an easy sell as an extension of his infamous Chan Ho Nam character in Y&D, so in that right I’ll call it an indirect spinerama-off. ![]() Cool is not a Y&D spin off and only related to the series because it’s in the triad genre. Although this was somehow included in my Y&D box set (original series + spin offs), Goodbye, Mr. Ekin Cheng as a triad, must be a Young & Dangerous movie right? Wrong.
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