SYNOPSIS:
At the airport, Ping and his girlfriend Cee overhear a couple's arguement. Ping finds out that one of the people arguing is his ex-girlfriend Zhou Yi. Realizing that Zhou Yi has nowhere to go, Ping and the ever-considerate Cee take her in temporarily at their home. Through their conversations, Ping and Zhou Yi reminisce about their relationship as well as the lovers that Zhou Yi's had since their break-up. Will their old feelings for each other flare up again?
MOVIE REVIEW:
You have to admit it – the reason why most people would give this DVD a second look is its tantalizing cover. You have Gillian Chung looking at you longingly while she puts her hands on William Chan’s bare chest. Meanwhile, he is holding the Michelle Wai’s cheeks while looking lovingly into her eyes. Oh, did we mention that these three Hong Kong stars appear to be topless on this DVD cover which also tells you that the movie is “for those who have loved and lost before”?
Now that the producers have gotten your attention, you may actually want to find out what the film is about. When we first meet the movie’s female protagonist (Chung) at the airport, she is supposed to be getting ready for an overseas trip with her boyfriend. An argument and some shouting later, the couple breaks up and our heroine chances upon her ex boyfriend (Chan), who is attached to a new girl (Wai). He brings her home after finding out that she has nowhere to go. What follows is a series of flashbacks which supposedly gives viewers an insight of the relationship roller coaster our female lead has taken prior this incident.
To be honest, we are not particularly impressed with how the plot is developed. It comes across as an eager attempt to intertwine experiences and memories, bringing together fragmented love stories which are, sad to say, inconsequential. Sure, we may not be experts on matters of the heart here, but the 95 minute production fails to leave viewers thinking about how their past relationships have made them who they are today.
If there’s anything which made us stay glued to the screen, it’s Chung’s enigmatic performance as the girl who has gone through a lot in her love life. Maybe it’s the Edison Chen photo scandal, maybe it’s the singer actor’s natural flair, or maybe it’s how the starlet is simply pleasant to the eyes – we cannot help but feel that this role is made for her.
Director Heiward Mak has managed to gather many familiar faces for her second feature film (the first being 2008’s youth film High Noon). Besides Chan and Wai, names like Derek Tsang, Lawrence Chou, Jacky Heung and Chapman To show up in the cast list. Each of these actors is credible is his or her own right, but there is just something about the theme of the movie which does not engage with viewers. It does not help that the production values seem to be too eager to please.
With a DVD cover like that, you are probably interested to know whether there any hot and steamy sequences to look forward to in this M18 rated movie. Besides a bathtub scene between Chung and Chan, and a un-sex-citing sex scene between Chan and Wai, we regret to inform all you depraved viewers that you can consider looking elsewhere.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
NIL
AUDIO/VISUAL:
There is nothing to complain about the movie's visual transfer. It is presented in a dubbed Mandarin track.
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Review by John Li
Posted on 10 April 2011
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