Fly Me To Polaris: Quick Takes

Good but not up to there with the greatest romantic dramas out of Hong Kong. Veteran DP Jingle Ma's film deserves credit though for the slightly unexpected plot structure, considering the genre it belongs to. Richie Ren (obviously dubbed on the Cantonese track) plays Onion, since childhood blind & mute with a close bond to the nurse Autumn (Cecilia Cheung). A car accident takes his life but up in heaven he receives a chance to go back for 5 days. Only downside is that no one will know who he is, not even Autumn. The sentimentality is turned up full blast but the drama is still effective thanks to two fine lead performances. Especially Cecilia confidently conveys the true longing for a friend she never got to fully open her heart to. The film is filled to the brim with music and even though most of it is beautiful they could've excluded it from a few scenes. Also starring Eric Tsang, William So and Eric Kot.