SDU: SEX DUTIES UNIT (飞虎出征) DVD (2013)

SYNOPSIS: The Special Duties Unit (SDU) is an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force and is considered one of the world’s finest in its role. But being the best carries its own burdens. Like everyone else, they go through troubles with love, with family and with their jobs. And sometimes they get horny. This touching story is about Special Duties Unit Team B and their trip to Macau for a weekend of unadulterated debauchery.

MOVIE REVIEW:

Since the success of Vulgaria, Chapman To has become the frontman for all Made-In-HK raunchy comedies. In this Pang Ho-Cheung produced, Gary Mak directed comedy; Chapman plays a horny SDU (Special Duties Unit) B-Team member on a sexual escapade to Macau along with his three other teammates.

The question of whether Chapman is convincing enough to be a SDU member is least of our worries as the story of SDU: Sex Duties Unit is incredibly loose and directionless. Adding to the fact that most of the jokes are lost via the Mandarin dubbing and the senseless sharp cuts to obtain a friendlier M18 rating, the movie becomes a chore to sit through even if it lasts only 85 minutes.

Joining Chapman on the journey is Josh (Shawn Yue), Ka Ho (Matt Chow) and Dried Shrimp (Derek Tsang). Actor and writer Matt Chow’s character is the horniest of the lot and his often jabs at gays and sexual organs become repetitive and offensive. The funniest running gag ought to be dried shrimp who runs around with a hard-on when the prostitute rubs the wrong kind of oil on him. Shawn Yue plays the usual nice guy who happens to fall in love with a sweet trainee prostitute while Chapman rambles on and on just to coerce some laughs.

While we have our very own Jack Neo to represent Singapore humour, SDU: Sex Duties Unit is another typical example of having sharp HK humour and dialogue present. There are many silly references to Cold War and Vulgaria though it’s not substantial to salvage the entire movie.

There are familiar cameos including Simon Lui turning up as an illegal boatman, Lam Suet as a silly robber and Jim Chim as an overly enthusiastic male mamasan. Thus it’s puzzling why the movie fails to live up to Vulgaria despite so many outrageous characters and a promising premise. Although potentially another brought-the-house-down crass comedy, this castrated version fails to ignite any fire. Perhaps some Chinese aphrodisiac might help. 

NIL

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The sole Mandarin track and the rating killed the movie. Enough said. 

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Review by Linus Tee