| Aka Alien Wife, this is a modern portrayal of the often impossible ghost/man romance that A Chinese Ghost Story made very popular. Through wild, wacky and complex circumstances, Tony Leung Ka-Fai ends up having a female ghost (Rosamund Kwan) walking beside him, sharing the same exact emotions he does. She also assists him in obtaining the love of office bomb shell Ellen Chan but soon it's a love triangle...
Told in a flimsy way by debuting director Teddy Chen (In The Heat Of Summer, Purple Storm), that's a choice any number of directors of the time went with, focusing on delivering skit after skit of typical Hong Kong shenanigans. Leung and Kwan are featured in scenarios that work relatively well though and the ultimate fate of their romance holds interest in a light, fluffy way. Watch out for a gag "stolen" straight from Beetlejuice. Wu Fung, Michael Chow and Peter Lai co-stars. Alfred Cheung and Lawrence Cheng appears briefly, both playing priests. |
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