| Loletta Lee abandoned cuteness of the past via roles in among other things The Happy Ghost and Mr. Vampire Saga 4 for something way more adult. Or rather sleazy and steamy as she bared it all (or as much as the Category III rating would allow) in Crazy Love. A sizeable hit looking at the numbers and I'm sure she was a marketing tool too, there's no slow tease here. No, first scene is Lee in the shower so those typical Hong Kong moviegoers arriving 15 minutes late, tough luck! But there IS more folks. What follows is a series of barely and sometimes connected scenes having to do with Lee's Jane trying to figure out what type of love is right for her. A bit of a tease, a free spirit and prone to dishing out jealousy happily/irrationally, the various adventures around Hong Kong (instead of the UK trip she was supposed to be on) definitely holds potential in small ways as the notions put forth about love are valid, albeit rather simple-minded. But while the definition of love as a true union of emotions is a fine message, unfortunately it's buried in what barely defines itself as a structured film. Director Cheung's stock also is considerably lessened as he gives us stereotype after stereotype. Yes, Jane encounters rapists, flamboyant homosexuals, horny characters her age, horny characters not her age and punctuating some of these skits within the painless running time really gives no edge to Crazy Love. However Loletta is loving the camera and the camera is loving her. Sold! Tommy Wong, Shing Fui-On, Joh Chung, Terence Fok, Tin Ching and Poon Jan-Wai also appear. |
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