| Anita Yuen plays psychic widower Mei Fan who exchanged ten years ofher life to save her second son. She won't hear of separating from him for the next thirty years. When Mei turns 68 years old, the "higher powers" intend to make her fulfill her end of bargain. Mei's son meanwhile has decided that piety has limits and is opting out by migrating. In either case, it seems that this would be Mei's last Chinese New Year celebration.
There is some very touching moments in this flick which deal with something that everyone can relate to; the fear of dying, the fear of living this world without having had the opportunity to enjoy it to his maximum, and the fear of leaving this world without having had the time to tell our loved ones who much we cared for them.
Lead actress, Anita Yuen, was required to play both a sixty-eight year old matriarch as well as a young mother. Yuen's old lady make-up isn't very convincing and she is better in scenes where she plays the younger Mei Fan without the benefit of special make-up. There is also more thought into this production than the average HK film. Examples include Anita Yuen's Tai Shan accent and how many of the old people "lapse" into their native dialect from time to time.
A touching and sincere film that is truly universal in its themes and deserves to be seen.
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