
Aces Go Places
1982

Representation Score
Limited
1984
Director
Tsui Hark
Runtime
96 minutes
Average Rating
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Aces Go Places III is an action-comedy that emphasizes entertainment and comedic chemistry over social critique. The narrative heavily relies on established buddy-cop and espionage clichés, which highlight traditional masculine archetypes. While the film includes a female superintendent, providing a minor subversion of professional roles, it generally adheres to the conventional social and power dynamics of the 1980s. The film focuses on local star power and kinetic action rather than deconstructing identity hierarchies.
Category Breakdown
The film centers on the comedic relationship between two male leads. There is no representation of non-straight or non-cisgender identities, nor does it critique the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
The movie features a traditional gender hierarchy where male-driven slapstick and action are central. Although Superintendent Nancy Ho holds professional authority, the main roles remain with the male protagonists.
The cast is primarily Cantonese-speaking, reflecting the film's Hong Kong origins. Despite an international espionage storyline, the cast remains largely homogeneous within its regional context.
The story combines Western espionage clichés with Hong Kong cultural elements. It uses Western institutions as colorful settings for adventure without directly criticizing them.
There are no visible or invisible disabilities portrayed as central to the narrative or character development.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
While vacationing in Paris, King Kong is kidnapped by a British agent called James, who seeks to recover one of the stolen crown jewels, the Star of Fortune, supposedly at the request of the Queen of England. The jewel is hidden at the Hong Kong Police Headquarters and Kong will have to steal the jewel without his partner-in-crime, Detective Albert 'Baldy' Au, finding out. When James' devious intentions are revealed and Baldy and his wife, Supt. Nancy Ho, discover Kong's heist, Kong finds himself at a crossroad.

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