''Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei'' () is a 2018

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directed by

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. It stars Neo, alongside Mark Lee,

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, Benjamin Tan, Wang Lei,

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, Chua Lee Lian, and

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. The film was released on 15 February 2018 in Singapore and Malaysia.

Plot

Liang Xi Mei (

) is finally back! Now retired, Liang Xi Mei spends her time looking after her obedient grandchildren. However, Robert ( Mark Lee), her eldest son adds to her woes as he is always dreaming of making a fortune through easy means. She pins all her hopes on her youngest son, Albert (Benjamin Tan). Her favouritism stirs up jealousy within Robert, who vows to strike it rich to win Liang Xi Mei’s approval. By chance, Robert picks up the doll that is actually the Goddess of Fortune! She helps Robert but also appeals to him to be more down to earth and practical in his pursuit of success and wealth. Instead, he turns into an ingrate as soon as his hawker business takes off. His arrogance incurs the wrath of the God of Misfortune who decides to teach him a lesson. Soon, trouble ensues among Liang Xi Mei’s family and their best friends Guang Dong Po (Wang Lei) and Lion King (

). Will they get through this headache of a situation together as a family?

Cast

as Liang Xi Mei/Liang Po Po * Mark Lee as Robert *

as Lion King/Ah Gong *Benjamin Tan as Albert *Wang Lei as Guang Dong Po/Wang Lei *

as Merlion King *Chua Lee Lian as Mary *

as Kway Teow King *Cai Ping Kai as Goddess of Fortune *Gadrick Chin as God of Misfortune *Toh Xin Hui as Ah Girl *Zhang Wei as Uncle Lee *

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as Kidnapper *

Noah Yap Noah Yap Rong Yew (born 4 November 1993) is a Singaporean actor and singer. Career Yap has become a local celebrity after the successes of ''Ah Boys to Men'' movie series by director Jack Neo. Personal life Yap's entertainment career got ki ...

as Kidnapper *

Richie Koh Richie Koh (born 16 June 1993) is a Singaporean actor who is signed to MediaCorp and China's LongAllStar Entertainment Group. In 2023, Koh won the Star Awards for Best Actor for his critically acclaimed role as an intellectually disabled in ...

as Big Boss

Cameo

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as Mrs Fu *

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as Mrs Lu *Irene Ang as Mrs Shou *

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as Young Liang Xi Mei *Leon Lim as Young Uncle Lee

Reception

Critical reception

Yip Wai Yee of ''

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'' gave the film a 1 out of 5 stars, as "showing up only at the beginning of the film and then again briefly at the end, she feels like a complete afterthought, with her name slapped onto the movie title only for marketing purposes." Instead, it mainly focuses on "Ximei's son Robert and his obsession to get rich". Samfrey Tan of ''

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'' rated it a 1/5, citing "distasteful Hokkien puns and clownish slapstick abound, broken only by the occasional cheap sexual reference".

Box office

On February 22, 2018, one week after its release, the film crossed the RM$3 million mark in the Malaysian box office.

References

External links

* {{Jack Neo 2018 films 2010s English-language films Hokkien-language films 2010s Mandarin-language films Singaporean comedy-drama films Films directed by Jack Neo Films shot in Singapore Films set in Singapore Chinese New Year films 2018 comedy-drama films 2018 multilingual films Singaporean multilingual films