
Muddling along without any aim, the hero Zheng Kaisi accomplishes nothing and is in debt of several millions because of borrowing money from friends. In order to pay the debt, he boards a ship called "Destiny" to attend a mysterious gambling party at the instigation of someone. Once he wins, his debts can be canceled.The game rule seems very simple. Participants shall take pokers marked with "rock, paper, and scissors" as props for seizing the star sign of the opponent. Howev... (Full plot summary below)
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Muddling along without any aim, the hero Zheng Kaisi accomplishes nothing and is in debt of several millions because of borrowing money from friends. In order to pay the debt, he boards a ship called "Destiny" to attend a mysterious gambling party at the instigation of someone. Once he wins, his debts can be canceled.The game rule seems very simple. Participants shall take pokers marked with "rock, paper, and scissors" as props for seizing the star sign of the opponent. However, in the face of a group of desperate gamblers, any little flaw can be utilized in the game.
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| South China Morning PostEdmund LeeAnimal World is consistently entertaining and a marginal improvement on the histrionics of its Japanese predecessor. |
| Film InquiryAlex LinesIt's not perfect, but big bold swings like this never are - I'd take a messy, but genuinely innovative feature like this any day over the parade of generic blockbusters offered up at most matinees. |
| Empire MagazineIan FreerIt's overstuffed, disjointed and suffers from storytelling longueurs but there is so much filmmaking invention and spurts of nutty energy it adds up to a thoroughly enjoyable romp. |
| Fort Worth WeeklyKristian M. LinAnimal World is dry and repetitive, but it got my gamer brain going. |
| The Digital FixAlistair RyderAnimal World may be stronger in its original manga form, or in its previous live action adaptation. In this iteration, however, it's nothing short of exhausting. |
| Times (UK)Kevin MaherIt's also incredibly uneven, visually overworked and frequently substitutes noisy kinetic action for actual narrative momentum. |
| User ReviewDan BThis one right here has so many elements of what movie goers go to see in a movie. Layers upon layers of multifaceted action as well as acting and cerebral and strategical angles among others. Watch this movie. You will not be disappointed. It's edgy but trust what you see from beginning to end it's like a digital page turner of a movie. |
| User ReviewJoseph SThis one right here has so many elements of what movie goers go to see in a movie. Layers upon layers of multifaceted action as well as acting and cerebral and strategical angles among others. Watch this movie. You will not be disappointed. It's edgy but trust what you see from beginning to end it's like a digital page turner of a movie. |
| User ReviewDavid RI truly enjoyed this movie. It held me with his plight, then grabbed me tighter with the game as it got messiest and more dangerous. The more KauAi used his smarts the more I was invested. It was innovative. |
| User ReviewImmer EThe director delivered a good story. Different fro other clown movie. This "super hero" grow up in China. Smart poor abnormal boy. His story is more touching for Chinese audience. As a female, my favourite part is still the bitten romantic part. Expecting the next one. |