sammo hung 1989 film pedicab driver be consider by many to be his masterpiece . i have to agree to some extent a the film in it great part really get a incredible and fantastic a any hong kong film ever have . it be a combination of pretty good and well write drama and interesting and sympathetic ( and also non sympathetic ) character and some genuinely funny humor and truly over the top hyper kung fu that be guarantee to make many jaw drop when someone not familiar with hong kong cinema watch the film as well a it do to the experienced enthusiast of the unique industry . sammo and max mok siu chung play two pedicab driver who live in hong kong in the middle part of the last century and i think . they drive their cab and be also desperate for love . sammo be interested in local baker girl ping ( nina li chi ) while max one day meet a mysterious and beautiful fennie yuen kit ying he fall madly in love with . many other character get introduce and too and and they remain pretty clear all the time if the viewer really concentrate on the film and it plot so i can not say the film be confuse a it could be much bad especially in hong kong . soon we get to know and for instance and that a ruthless gangster family be terrorize the neighborhood and of course their violent act affect our protagonist and too and and so the premise for some of the most incredibly choreograph kung fu fight sequence have be create . as well a some nice drama . the film have a great cast . the lead be all very good and restrain ( not a painfully awful over act and humor a in sammo otherwise great eastern condor ( 1987 ) and for example ) and they be also and thanks to the carefully write screenplay and pretty likable and easy to identify with . the cast include many familiar hk cinema face and director in small role like corey yuen kwai ( the legendary action director and director of film like saviour of the soul 1 and 2 and ninja in the dragon den and fong sai yuk 1 and 2 ) and the masterful composer lowell lo koon ting ( john woo the killer and ringo lam school on fire and prison on fire among many others and pedicab driver include . ) and the shaw veteran liu chia liang ( whom with sammo have a furious fight with stick ) and alfred cheung kin ting ( the director of dark hk noir classic on the run from 1988 ) and the late great lam ching ying ( best know for his friendly face in various hk vampire horror or kung fu or comedy ) to name just a few . in fact and the cast in pedicab driver be one of the most interesting i have see in any other hk production . the film have some interesting peaceful moment most notably about the love affair between max mok and fennie yuen and one crisis they confront thanks to lowell lo character . they really could have do this a completely serious piece if they have want a the discussion about human value and meaning of love and no matter what your past or what you have do for living and get so serious and genuinely effective at the middle part that the film immediately get much more noteworthy than our average kung fu spectacle actioner . also the other character effort to cure thing be very touching and tell delightfully much about right human relation and friendship and and of course love . still i think what fennie say to max ( about the future bad cooking ) be very unnecessary and tone the potential of the whole segment and it theme down pretty effectively and unfortunately . but then we get to the thing the film maker be interested the most in . which be the action and the outrageous and over the top action . the fight scene include traditional kung fu and some stick and meat cleaver and the like and theyre use here as hysterically a in the most mind blowing kung fu scene i have see in any film ever and jackie chan drunken master ii ( 1994 ) and they really be that great . there be wire and theyre use very cleverly and people literally fly to the opposite corner of the room when they get kick or punch . simply amazing and again something only hong kong cinema can deliver . also the dangerous stunt make the viewer hold his or her breath a the film have one fast car vs. pedicab chase sequence and various dangerous look jump and twist body fly through the air and crush with force to the hard destination . still the film maker seem not to accept the violence of the film a sammo be and like the late bruce lee and willing to give himself up after the final murderous mayhem at the gangster villa and and i think this kind of morale and no matter how obvious or shallow it may be and be a good thing even in a harmless film like this and a cinema be mean to be much more than just brainless entertainment . the film have also some very witty bit of humor that i be not sure everyone in hollywood or america ( for example ) would understand or like at all . the hilarious star war gag at the beginning be definitely among these and it literally force me to laugh when i realize what i be see . also some funny scene be create out of sammo passion for ping . still and the great amazement fill laugh come during the scene depict in the former pharagraph a the imagery of big and tall men fly with great force over the screen to the wall or furniture be simply insane and so breathtaking i just can not hide my feeling and thought about these eastern film maker when i witness something like this and and this be nothing but positive and appreciating reaction and of course . pedicab driver be among the most incredible hong kong action film that i have ever see and easily among sammo great achievement . if the few minor flaw be not there and this could rate even brighter and high . positive .