From Vegas to Macau II
From Vegas to Macau II is a 2015 3D action comedy film directed and written by Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Nick Cheung, Carina Lau, Shawn Yue, Angela Wang and Michelle Hu. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film is the sequel to From Vegas to Macau. The third installment of the series, From Vegas to Macau III was released on February 8, 2016.
Cast
- Chow Yun-fat as Ken / Ko Chun
- Nick Cheung as Mark
- Carina Lau as Molly
- Shawn Yue as Vincent
- Angela Wang as Yan, Mark's daughter
- Michelle Hu as Purple, Aoi's assassin
- David Chiang as Victor
- Kimmy Tong as Rainbow
- Philip Keung as Ma Tai-fat
- Wu Yue as Aoi's enforcer that fought Vincent
- Jin Qiaoqiao as Aoi
- Kenny Wong as Ben, Interpol police
- Derek Tsang as Interpol police
- Connie Man as Jackie, Interpol police
- Rebecca Zhu as Interpol police
- Samantha Ko as Aoi's enforcer
- Jacky Cai as Aoi's enforcer that fought Mark
- Ken Lo as Muay Thai Champ Rymi
- Treechada Petcharat as Thai casino boss
- Candy Chang as Aoi's enforcer with a crossbow
- Bella Lo as Victor's daughter
- Julio Acconci as Do Min-shui, Molly's companion
- Hazel Tong as Interpol police
- Dominic Ho as Interpol police
- Wang Zizi as Aoi's enforcer that fought Mark
- Jolie Fan as casino dealer for Victor's charity
Guest stars and cameos
- Yuan Quan as Mark's wife
- Natalie Meng as mahjong cheater
- Eric Tsang as Yen Ji-dan
- Natalis Chan as Champ
- Wong Jing as Smartie
- Felix Lok as Mr. Hon
- Aman Chang as Jiang
- Andy Lau as Michael "Little Knife" Chan from ''God of Gamblers''
Critical response
James Marsh of the British magazine Screen International gave the film a negative review, writing, "The result is a noticeable step down in quality from last year's offering" and "Much of the comedy throughout the film also falls flat."Box office
As of March 2015 the film has grossed US$157 million in China.The film opened at No. 2 at the Chinese box office behind Dragon Blade earning US$29 million in its opening weekend which is higher than its predecessor's opening weekend gross. It topped the box office in its second weekend with US$69.8 million. In its third weekend, the film fell to No. 2 earning US$27.4 million while Hollywood's animated film, Big Hero 6 took the top spot.