Legally Declared Dead

2019 [CANTONESE]

Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

4
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 261 261

Plot summary

When insurance agent Yip Wing Shun is called to visit Tak and Ling’s home to follow up on a life insurance policy, he discovers their son’s corpse hanging in the bathroom. Principled and kind-hearted, Yip suspects that the child may have been murdered. As Yip digs for the truth, the real perpetrator turns the tables and forces Yip into a psychological battle of wills.

Director

Kim-Wai Yuen Photo
Kim-Wai Yuen

Top cast

Anthony Chau-Sang Wong Photo
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong as Chiu, Chung-tak
Carlos Chan Photo
Carlos Chan as Yip, Wing-shun
Catherine Chau Photo
Catherine Chau as Au Lai-Shan
Kar Yan Lam Photo
Kar Yan Lam as Shum, Chi-ling
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1005.09 MB
1280*470
Cantonese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   cn  
24 fps
1 hr 49 min
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2.02 GB
1920*704
Cantonese 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   cn  
24 fps
1 hr 49 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by paul_haakonsen 5 / 10

Watchable, but sort of a bland storyline...

As I sat down to watch the 2019 Hong Kong mystery thriller "Sei Yan Mou Ho Yi" (aka "Legally Declared Dead"), it was because the movie had Anthony Chau-Sang Wong on the cast list, and also because it was a Hong Kong movie that I hadn't already seen.Initially, I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into here, as I had never heard about the movie from writer and director Kim-Wai Yuen, nor read the novel from Yûsuke Kishi.And I will say that "Sei Yan Mou Ho Yi" was watchable, for sure. However, it wasn't a particularly outstanding foray into the Hong Kong mystery thriller genre. There are far better and more enjoyable movies out there. But writer and director Kim-Wai Yuen did manage to put together a movie that is sort of adequate enough for a single viewing.Personally, I found the storyline to be somewhat lacking ingredients to really make it a worth-while movie to sit through. Not enough interesting or thrilling things happened throughout the 109 minutes that the movie ran for. And ultimately, then several things in the storyline wasn't making much of any logical sense.The acting performances in "Sei Yan Mou Ho Yi" were good though, especially Karena Kar-Yan Lam and Anthony Chau-Sang Wong. I wasn't particularly much a fan of Carlos Chan, in the leading role. And it was a nice touch to have Kai-Chi Liu in the movie as well."Sei Yan Mou Ho Yi" is watchable for a single viewing, and that is about it. I am not going to ever return to watch it for a second time, simply as the storyline barely had enough contents to support the first time watching it.My rating of this 2019 mystery thriller "Sei Yan Mou Ho Yi" lands on a five out of ten stars.
Reviewed by ks-60500 5 / 10

Good story bad acting

The storyline leading the audience to question who's the murder? The mysterious part was ok but the actress is so bad. Her look and acting just not fit the story at all. And it's so lame a half blind woman is almost unbreakable. Really lame and not convincing. But given it's a hk production, it's good enough comparing to other hk films.
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