Film Review – The Goldfinger (2023)

Tony Leung and Andy Lau and 2 of the best actors of all time and Infernal Affairs is debatably one of my favourite films of all time. I love Hong Kong melodrama more than anyone so when I heard about The Goldfinger  my excitement skyrocketed through the roof. I knew nothing about this film either. I watched the very first trailer which revealed nothing. I didn’t know a single plot point or anything and when the film ended, I was pleasantly surprised.

Inspired by true events The Goldfinger follows Andy Lau. The film switches between the story of the ICAC investigating the company and seeing how the company rose to be a multi-billion-dollar company. The film has been compared to The Wolf of Wall Street and to be honest, when the film feels identical to that film in tone and presentation I feel is when the film loses me. There is one scene where dancers come into the office, and I just felt out of nowhere and artificial. The film is more of a classic Hong Kong drama that you know and love. But at the same time, I felt that the film does lose a lot of steam as we approach the end of the film. When The Goldfinger  ended, I audibly said is that it? I just feel the film ends and yes, the conclusion is tied up into a nice bow I just felt it lacked something to bring it home.