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Title: A book of questionable value
Review: Fonoroff's book has a special place in the library of Hong Kong film studies, since his is the only one written so far (at least in English) by a critic actually living and working in Hong Kong; but his reviews are so consistently negative that the book has little value as either entertainment or useful guide. It doesn't help that the only film I could find that he gave a four-star review to (ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA II) was one that he happened to have a strong supporting role as an actor in. While there are some interesting items in the book in regards to the Hong Kong film industry, there simply aren't enough to make it worth wading through Fonoroff's continuous seeming hatred of his subject.
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