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The website brns.com gave the film a rating of 7.5/10, writing, "This is not a sexy, highly charged exploration of the HK rave scene at all β but in fact a fairly subdued but very amusing comedy. Itβs a comedy almost disguised within the veneer of a mystery β but as the mystery plays out almost like
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a shaggy dog story β the comedic aspects of the film become quite clever, very funny and have some wonderfully absurd moments."
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