 |  |  | | | There has never been such a romantic fantasy in the previous works of Johnnie To. But such genre of fantasy has to ride on a virtual reality and a credible storyline, in order for it to be successful. The "playboy" Andy Lau has fallen in love with the slightly "off beat" Sammi Cheng, but without the usual dramatic payoff, this film turns out to be an anti-climax first production of One Hundred Years of Film. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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| | | | | Johnnie To's romantic comedy still lingers in the shadow of the Cinema City comedies of the eighties, a chaotic farce with no coherence. The stylistic To has been greatly hampered by the enclosed setting of office environment, and has failed to capture its essence. To make matters worse, the completely secluded performances of Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng, has made this film his most embarrassing piece in recent years. The root of the problem lies in its premise: a romance about modern young people, but done in a very conservative fashion. The rich guy after the leading lady, and the very snobbish family of the girl. And even the old image of Andy Lau's "Wah Dee", has shown the unprogressive attitude of the filmmakers. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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| | | | | This is a common and credible story: the gossip in the office, who is having an affair with who, which is the most obnoxious boss, who is dating who. Johnnie To has made a complete change of direction to helm a gentle, light-hearted romantic comedy. The middle management Andy Lau, falling for the broken hearted Sammi Cheng; set against a background of office intrigue and the myth of prince of the web. The same old story of love conquers wealth. Fortunately, the audiences can still keep up with its pace of modern trend and do not feel isolated. Together with its neatly packaged fashion and beautiful people, witty dialogue and situations, and a dose of white-collar fantasy potion of wealth and success, it is sure to be an attractive summer love story for the younger generation. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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| I'm a fan of both Sammi Cheng and Hong Kong movies, so I had to see this movie. I really liked the movie. It has romance, comedy, and a great but silly story line. Andy Lau is the other big name in the film. He is the playboy office manager and Sammi is the beautiful, but at times amusingly unstable office worker. Rumors fly around the work place as they are seen leaving a hotel together. It's not what it seems, but things get out of hand when a co-worker spies on them not knowing the whole story. Sammi's and Andy's characters seem not to get along at first, but as the movie progresses, they both fall for each other. The story takes a weird twist as Sammi is pressured into marrying a young billionaire stud from the states. Sammi is 'shanghaied' to the states, and here comes Andy to the rescue, but it's too late...she's on the cruise line and it's headed for the open seas. Will he ever get her back...watch the movie and find out... |
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