| As downbeat as you can imagine, Olivia Cheng plays psychologist Min , dedicated far too much towards her cases and little to her family (husband is played by Eddie Chan). Fortunately he is a loving father but circumstances surrounding Min's devotion results in the most harrowing event of all: the accidental death of their son. Burying herself in work, he instead snaps mentally...
Director Lee Siu-Wa likes being heavy handed and blatantly obvious in his ways, going from beat to beat without much inspiration. A fair bit of kudos goes to his unusual tac of showing a non-linear narrative at points but the twist is already established even without this device. Uneven overall, there are a fair few scenes of very disturbing violence and Eddie Chan shows memorable actor devotion in these scenes. |
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