The sombre mood may confound viewers expecting laughs from this director and cast, but amongst the clash of generations and values, Chan’s film captures Hong Kong’s unique funeral culture in all its ritualistic pageantry.

...[The Last Dance] is at its most potent as a high drama that throws a radical challenge at patriarchy and makes a case for gender equality and empowerment in the fittingly fiery finale.

Oddly profound.

...an interesting look at antiquated old-world customs and the rigidity of misogynistic men who refuse to allow themselves to look at these rituals in a more modern manner. The film is sometimes silly but quite poignant...