Just Follow Law

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Just Follow Law
Directed by Jack Neo
Starring Fann Wong
Gurmit Singh
Moses Lim
Distributed by Golden Village Pictures
Release date(s) Flag of Singapore 15 February 2007
Flag of Malaysia 8 March 2007
Country Singapore
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Just Follow Law (simplified Chinese: 我在政府部门的日子) is a Singapore-produced comedy film starring Fann Wong and Gurmit Singh. This film began shooting in high-definition video format in February and March 2006 and was released in Singapore on 15 February 2007. [1]

Directed by Jack Neo, the film takes a satirical look at the inflexibility of outdated governmental rules and regulations and the rigid mindsets of local civil servants who follow rules to a fault, charming and delighting audiences with its humorous and perceptive insights. The title is a pun on the Singlish phrase 'just follow lor', which means to comply with orders without questioning why.

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[edit] Plot

The plot revolves around two people : the blue-collar worker Lim Teng Zui and the director of the Events and Promotion of Work Allocation Singapore (WAS) Tanya Chew. Early on, it is revealed that Lim is a single father of a daughter and is quite poor, while Tanya has a mother but does not care for her. During a VIP visit, the combination of Lim's poor work ethics and his incompetence causes the VIP to fall when the wall gives way due to it being held together with masking tape instead of nails. An investigation is carried out, and 'finger-pointing' is done to find the scapegoat, in which Lim is blamed. As a result, his bonus is cut.

Infuriated, Lim confronts Tanya, and he chases her in his vehicle until they hurtle off the bridge. The duo are then sent to the hospital. When Tanya and Lim awaken, they find out that they have switched souls. After this exchange, they try to reverse the process, but fail to do so. They are forced to accept the fact that they can't get their bodies back, and adapt to living in each other's bodies. Tanya upgrades her skills, while Lim idles around.

Due to Lim's negligence, the department grossly overspends and the CEO, together with Chee and Eric, who had been offended by Tanya earlier, plans to shut down the department. In an attempt to save the department from closure, Tanya and Lim plan to put on a Job Fair Exhibition so that the CEO would think again about shutting it down.

Tanya and Lim try some ways of getting publicity, but in the first attempt, red tape gets in their way and they would have to wait at least three months to be able to do anything. In the second attempt, the company receives complains from the members of the public. The duo decides to forget about the rules and makes the Exhibition a success, incurring Eric's and Chee's wrath, who proceed to sabotage the Exhibition. Tanya and Lim deal with the obstacles right to the end of the programme, where the sing-along ends in disaster as sparks from the planned pyrotechnics cause the stage to burst into flames. The majority of the audience flees, but Lim's daughter is trapped. Lim saves her, but as he is still in Tanya's body, the daughter runs to Tanya instead. Lao Zha Bo(pronounced Lao Za Bor), Tanya's mother, frets about Lim while the other looks on. They realise several things and they come to appreciate the difficulties the supervisor and the subordinate have to deal with.

At the end of the movie, it is revealed that the company has folded. The CEO was blacklisted for making too many mistakes. Eric and Chee were sacked when the plot was discovered.

Lim and Tanya decide to re-enact the accident in an attempt to get back their original bodies. The credits roll as they start their vehicles.

[edit] Ending

After the credits, Lim's daughter calls Tanya mother, which suggests that the two married. The pair makes fun of each other by behaving in their idiosyncratic manners, and it is suggested that their attempt to reverse their bodies is successful.

Or it can also be seen that the attempt was not successful, as "Tanya" scratches herself in a manner which she did while the souls were switched, and "Lim" told her off, just like before. This would assume that things are still the way they were, and that the "switch" was not successful. The marriage was the method by which they could both still be with their respective daughter and mother.

[edit] Cast

Cast Role
Fann Wong Tanya Chew
Gurmit Singh Lim Teng Zui
Moses Lim Eric Tan
Samuel Chong Alan Lui

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[edit] Reception

At the Golden Horse Awards 2007, Just Follow Law was nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best Visual Effects, while Gurmit Singh was one of four considered for Best Actor.

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Films by Jack Neo
Money No Enough (1998) • That One No Enough (1999) • Liang Po Po: The Movie (1999) • I Not Stupid (2002) • Homerun (2003) • The Best Bet (2004) • I Do I Do (2005) • One More Chance (2005) • I Not Stupid Too (2006) • Just Follow Law (2007) • Ah Long Pte Ltd (2008)


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Body of work by Fann Wong
Films
The Truth About Jane and Sam (1999) • When I Fall in Love... with Both (2000) • Shanghai Knights (2003) • Das Haus Der Harmonie (2005) • Dragon Eye Congee (2005) • Zodiac: The Race Begins (2006) • Just Follow Law (2007) • Ah Long Pte Ltd (2008)
Albums
Fanntasy (1996) • I Live Alone (1997) • Shopping (1998) • Missing You (1999) • Moments of Magic (2000) • No Problem (2000) • In Love With You (2005)
TV (selected)
The Unbroken Cycle (1996) • Return of the Condor Heroes (1998) • Out to Win (1999) • Looking For Stars (2000) • Madam White Snake (2001) • Brotherhood (2002) • Beautiful Illusions (2005) • Women of Times (2006)