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Compelling character study, revolving around Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara), an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. He dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States to lead a life of luxury. Savvy but not unsavory he strikes up a friendship with William Leigh (Denholm Elliot), a genial and decent auditor who travels to Singapore every year. Ultimately, the background of the Vietnam War comes into the picture as Jack is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.
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Jack女友的形象太邦女郎了，其他辅助角色也充满亚洲刻板印象。剧组选景用心，台词有本地俚语。可惜未成风格，怀旧也就只能停留在setting的层面。
本•戈扎那有几分拉尔夫•费因斯的影子，他演了个跨国皮条客，想在华人区浑水摸鱼，捞一把油水，他与好友威廉共谋，当地黑组织难免出来惹事，但他们不以为然，这有些英美帝国优越的指涉，算是一次缩影。
还是一部非常典型的西方视角看待Orientals的电影。不能说丑化得厉害，但在表现手法和角色选取上还是显得偏颇。Jack Flowers态度懒散地游荡在1970年代还处于转型期的新加坡，他的超然和漫不经心在今天看来有一种戏谑与虔诚交织的淡定。连英国人William也有着温柔的人性。而与之对比，剧中的东方人几乎都
Peter Bogdanovich's elegiac film of Paul Theroux's novel. Set in Singapore, with Ben Gazzara. Might save this for the very end.
不明所以 所以认为还是远东噱头