Carmelo Anthony in a Chinese sci-fi thriller about brain-eating video games? Yes, really.
"Amazing" centers on a video game company boss, Frank (Eric Mabius of TV's "Ugly Betty"), who is eager to rush his firm's new thought-controlled basketball game to market, despite the objections of the project leader Bingshan (popular Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming), who warns that a bug in the system could escape the computer and infect players' brains.
Acting
Huang Xiaoming brooding intensely at computer screens.
Visual Effects
Thought-controlled basketball sequences that aged like milk.
Production
Carmelo Anthony's inexplicable cameo as himself.
Director
Sherwood Hu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This represents peak Sino-American co-production era (2012-2016) when Chinese studios bankrolled Hollywood talent for domestic prestige.
Carmelo Anthony filmed his scenes during the 2012 NBA China Games, reportedly confused about the entire plot. Director Sherwood Hu previously staged operas.
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