The Goldfinger (2023 film)

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The Goldfinger
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Traditional Chinese 金手指
Simplified Chinese 金手指
Hanyu Pinyin Jīn Shǒu Zhǐ
Jyutping Gam1 Sau2 Zi2
Directed by Felix Chong
Written byFelix Chong
Produced byRonald Wong
Starring Tony Leung
Andy Lau
Charlene Choi
Simon Yam
Alex Fong
Cinematography Anthony Pun
Edited by William Chang
Curran Pang
Music byDay Tai
Production
company
Distributed byEmperor Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 30 December 2023 (2023-12-30)
Running time
126 minutes [1]
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
BudgetHK$350 million [2]
Box officeUS$85.6 million [a]

The Goldfinger [b] is a 2023 Hong Kong crime drama film written and directed by Felix Chong, and starring Tony Leung and Andy Lau. Set in the 1980s, the film is based on the story of Carrian Group, a Hong Kong corporation which rose rapidly before collapsing shortly afterwards due to a corruption scandal. [2]

Contents

Budgeted at HK$350 million, production for the film began in February 2021 and wrapped up on 24 May 2021. [3] [4] [5] It was released in Hong Kong and globally on 30 December 2023. [6] [7] [8]

Plot

When a stock market crash causes the sudden collapse of a multi-billion-dollar company, a ICAC principal investigator Lau Kai-yuen uncovers a criminal conspiracy involving the company’s founder, Henry Ching and becomes entangled in a long-running investigation.

Cast

Production

Production for The Goldfinger began in February 2021, under the English working title Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong [b] . On 20 February 2021, the film held its production commencement press conference at Emperor Cinema located in iSquare in Tsim Sha Tsui where it was attended by Emperor Motion Pictures chairman Albert Yeung, producer Ronald Wong, screenwriter and director Felix Chong, alongside cast members Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Charlene Choi, Simon Yam, Alex Fong, Philip Keung, Chin Ka-lok (who also serves as the film's action director), Carlos Chan and Catherine Chau. [2] According to Yeung, the film is produced at a budget of HK$350 million, a recording-breaking budget for a Hong Kong production, and anticipates the film to break box office records as the highest-grossing Hong Kong film. [3] [10] At the event, Lau revealed he first received from the script producer Wong and after reading it, he believed Leung is the best choice to act as his on-screen opponent. On the other hand, Leung revealed that his and Lau's roles in the film are reversed from their previous collaboration in the Infernal Affairs film series. [3] [11]

Production for The Goldfinger officially wrapped up on 24 May 2021, after filming its climax scene involving Lau and Leung on location in a presidential suite at The Peninsula. [12] [5]

Release

The Goldfinger was theatrically released on 30 December 2023 simultaneously in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and Canada. [13] [14]

Reception

Box office

In Hong Kong, the film debuted at No. 1 during its opening weekend, grossing HK$9,373,112 during its first two days of release including previews. [15]

The Goldfinger has grossed a total of US$85.6 million worldwide combining its box office totals from Hong Kong (US$5.6 million), China (US$79.7 million), Australia (US$245,443), United Kingdom (US$81,665) and New Zealand ($24,926). [16] [17]

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 59% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. [18] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [19]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResultRef.
2024 30th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Director Felix Chong Nominated [20]
Best ScreenplayNominated
Best Actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai Nominated
Films of Merit—Won
17th Asian Film Awards Best Actor Tony Leung Chiu-waiNominated [21]
Best Costume Design Man Lim-chungWon
Best Production DesignEric LamWon
Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Awards 2023Best Movie Character of the YearTony Leung Chiu-waiNominated [22]
42nd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film The GoldfingerNominated [23] [24]
Best Director Felix ChongNominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor Tony Leung Chiu-waiWon
Best Cinematography Anthony Pun Won
Best Editing William Chang, Curran PangNominated
Best Art Direction Eric LamWon
Best Costume & Make Up Design Man Lim ChungWon
Best Original Film Score Day TaiNominated
Best Original Film Song "Let's Get To The Top"Nominated
Best Visual Effects Lik Wong, Benson PoonWon
Best Sound Design Nopawat LikitwongWon

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ See Box office
  2. 1 2 Previously titled Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong.

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