The Inspector Wears Skirts IV

Inspector Chan and her team are tasked with protecting a witness who possesses crucial information about a smuggling ring. However, the witness is notoriously difficult to handle and prone to causing trouble. The team must navigate a series of comedic mishaps and dangerous situations to ensure the witness's safety and bring the criminals to justice.

The film received mixed to negative reviews, with many critics finding it to be a formulaic and uninspired entry in the long-running series. While some acknowledged the action sequences and the performances of the lead cast, most felt the plot was weak and the humor relied too heavily on slapstick. It was generally seen as a lesser installment compared to earlier films.

• Relies too heavily on predictable comedic scenarios.

• Action sequences are adequate but fail to elevate the weak plot.

• Sibelle Hu continues her role capably, but the material doesn't offer much new.

Google audience: Audience reception for this installment is largely absent or unrecorded in publicly available data. However, reviews for the series generally point to a reliance on action and humor that became increasingly strained over its many sequels.

The 'Inspector Wears Skirts' series, known in Cantonese as 'Fatally Missed', is one of Hong Kong's longest-running action-comedy franchises, with this being the fifth film in the main continuity, despite its title suggesting otherwise.