‘Tricky Brains’: Smiles That Refuse to Fade

Hong Kong cinema at its silliest brings laughs with fast humor and infectious energy.

Banana Ho (Chingmy Yau) and Koo Jing (Stephen Chow), in “Tricky Brains.” GJW+

Not Rated | 1h 50m | Comedy, Romance | 1991

There was a time when Hong Kong cinema made pandemonium look like art. Their 1980s and early-1990s films were both wildly inventive and gloriously unpredictable. Every punchline hit faster than a camera cut, and the world felt just a little off-kilter in the most delightful way.