Now I understand why Vincent Wong received the best actor award for Legal Mavericks at that year’s award show (in contrast to Best Actor given to Kenneth Ma for Big White Duel in 2019.. no offense but was his performance that great?!guess it’s an encouragement award after all that has happened...) I have to admit, it was impressive not only for Vincent Wong but for the entire cast (Sisley Choi, Owen Cheung and Ali Lee)
Luckily they included “superhero” as a genre for the drama since Hope man’s acute senses was a little too dramatized to me.. heard there were criticisms surrounding Sisley Choi’s acting as being too loud and Tracy Chu receiving many critical acclaims. I really beg to differ and instead find that Sisley Choi’s portrayal of Sis Dean was so well done. As a law clerk who likes Hope Man and brother/sister to Gogo, Never and her triad gang, she delivered it so well that it was almost believable. The way she joked around with Gogo to being able to scream and cry at Hope Man’s “heartless” behavior, I really liked her buck teeth character. Tracy chu however was just being sweet and smart who studied law and medicine while trying to protect the boyfriend, ran away from the wedding and sadly lost her life... No offense but I don’t think I can remember any scenes where her acting was really impressive.
It was so so exciting at the end and I have to admit the stunt team did a super realistic job. The part where Dean Sis was flung aside after being hit by that taxi was so damn real. And also the fight scene Tai Tak Yan and Gogo in the warehouse felt really real! Omg it was such a sad moment when the super team started falling apart with sis dean hurting her legs, never going missing and Gogo stuck in jail. Hope man started tearing at Sis dean bedside was real feels!!!
Too bad Never had that ending. Was it coincidence that they removed her character plus her comments on hk politics that led to her lessened opportunity at filming dramas at tvb..? Too bad we can’t see her in Legal Mavericks II and was “replaced” by Kelly Cheung (why is she getting so much opportunities to shine... seeing her everywhere). Anyway back to the ending, unrealistic when Hope man being blind can actually fight Tai Tak Yan, who is an able bodied and fit, in the woods.. ??! well, superhero drama I guess. Sad that Gogo had to serve time in prison for sth he didn’t do... but luckily everyone was happy at the end!
