Viewer Comments:Comrades: Almost A Love Story
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Yes, this is definetely a good one. Tearjerker describes it just right. A splendid ending, too. This film is also a tribute to the singer Teresa Teng. Youlll love the score.
| Both locally and internationally acclaimed, this Peter Chan Ho-sun project swept not only the 1996 Hong Kong Film Awards, but also received many prestigious trophies at various film festivals around the world. Maggie Cheung Man-yuk and Leon Lai Ming star as mainland Chinese immigrants vying for success and prosperity in their new home in Hong Kong, only to develop a romance along the way. Li Xiao-Jun, however, has a girlfriend back in mainland China, for whom he still has feelings.
This film spans several years and cities in the lives of the characters, constantly torturing the audience with Li Xiao-Jun and Li Chiao's unfulfilled relationship. We want them to be together but there is always something getting in the way. Maggie Cheung is amazing in her role. She has played the flower vase in many a film, which is a shame given her talent. Leon Lai is decent but is generally overshadowed by Maggie. This film also has a really cool ending, which theoretically was intended as somewhat of a surprise, but which observant viewers will not be shocked by. Nonetheless, it works well, bringing the film full circle. Excellent and superbly textured performance by a well rounded cast (including seasoned character actor Eric Tsang Chi-wai and heralded cinematographer Christopher Doyle), along with beautiful cinematography by Jingle Ma helps make this masterpiece the best Hong Kong production of 1996. |
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An excellent drama, filmed in a realistic art-movie style, about the relationship between two mainland immigrants in Hong Kong, with an underlying tribute to Taiwanese superstar singer Teresa Teng (the Chinese title "Teen Mut Mut" ("Like Sugar") is one of her songs). I was impressed by how well-made the movie was and throughout the showing kept thinking, "Why couldn't Peter Chan have done AGE OF MIRACLES this well?" Maggie is a joy to watch throughout the film. Christopher Doyle (Wong Kar-Wai's cinematographer), is amusing in a small part as an English teacher. Lai Ming is quite effective as a clueless immigrant, but the later scenes where his character is supposed to develop would have benefited from someone with stronger acting skills. The ending is a bit of a surprise and very satisfying. The movie is something of a tear-jerker that left me feeling emotionally drained afterward.
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