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Jian Bing Man is a happy little comedy of a classic form. Chengpeng Dong is on the top of the world, smug and foolish in his success. He takes a spill to the bottom and works his way back, learning who he is and what is important in the process. In this case, he's a film star, famous for playing one character. He takes a bribe from a gangster to star the gangster's girlfriend in his next movie. Within ten minutes, the money disappears, as do his film career and hangers-on. He still owes the gangster, so he has to make a movie from a ridiculous script he wrote as a child and with people anxious to get into films.

It's a good setup for comic humiliation and no punches are pulled. Yet in the mix, I came to care very much about these characters as they came into focus and grew. While there is nothing in this film that is startlingly original, the details are put together in an engaging fashion, and that is enough to make it a superior comedy.

It's the peak of network drama. It brings star guest stars to the extreme. The jokes are OK, especially the photographers of B3. Just laugh, let's not talk about anything else.

this movie is a waste of time. While i was regretting my decision to see this movie my girlfriend just fell asleep halfway. it is supposed to be funny. There are indeed a few acceptable punchlines in the first 15 minutes. however about 90 percent of the movie does not amuse me at all. acting was not too bad but the emotions appear really awkward and far-fetched. worst of all, there is no plot. no plot! it is simply of heap of miscellaneous memes, which are supposed to be funny but fail to deliver. the movie did invite quite a few movie stars from HK, who did OK for themselves, but not enough to rescue the movie in general. the director has a name for 20+ minutes Internet shows in China. He's no good, at least yet, to produce a full-length movie.

It's just a terrible terrible film. Please, no sequel.