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by Shmicked

Ok movie. Cheesy story but not that bad. Not one of my favorites from him, but still a decent Tsui Hark movie.

by Kaybee Yang

I've seen it a while back, but I still remember a little bit of the movie. It's a really great movie and it is a tearjerker. It has some funny parts too, don't get me wrong. But if you feel like you need to let it all out, then this movie is the one. I give it a four star [out of 5].

by Mani Azizzadeh

I love this movie. The first time I saw it a couple of years ago, it brought me to tears almost immediatly.

That was a long time ago and I always kept it as a dear memory in my heart. You may think that this review is biased and very subjective, but this is truly and honestly the best movie I've ever seen.

The first part of th movie is happy and all smiles while the second is a tragedy. It only makes it better because you feel all kind of emotions running through you while watching this masterpiece.

The music is wonderful and based on a concerto from 1958, it supplements the movie in a great way an makes it even better if that is possible. The actors are terrific and the chemistry between is almost electric. The sets and costumes are wonderful too.

I really have nothing bad at all to say about this fantastic movie, so just buy it and watch it, over and over again.

by Toni Lee

This movie is a classic romantic drama that you get to have in your movie collection. Even though the love story is a well-known tale with no surprise ending, with Tsui Hark's magic touch it has become an unforgettable movie that has wiped out all other versions of this love story--a tragedy, nonetheless a beautiful one in a way. The young lead actor's and actress's (Nicky Wu and Charlie Young) performances have touhed my heart deeply. Last but not least, the music is exceptional--beautiful.

by BB

It was an OK movie. I'd probably rate it 7-8 on a ten pt scale. There were parts of the movie that I felt were lacking in originality and probably marred my image of the film. (ie: The scene where Charlie Yeung is supposed to quote poetry for her father, or the scene later at the school when everyone is cheating). I couldn't help but compare the poetry reading scene with Jacky Chan in YOUNG MASTER (which I thought was very funny) and I couldn't stop thinking about TO MISS WITH LOVE or FIGHT BACK TO SCHOOL 1 during the cheating scenes. The film was a light-hearted, mild paced, tragic love story and I thought that both Nicky Wu and Charlie Yeung did a great job of acting and Carrie Ng was great as the semi-wicked parent. However, I had a hard time believing that the students could ever be fooled by Charlie pretending to be a guy. She's way too beautiful of a woman to ever be mistaken as a boy. Overall an enjoyable film that I would recommend.

It was a vehicle for the two lead actors. Period. The movie was selling their faces and cashing in on their popularity. To be fair, I think those two leads are good for their roles, but the script was a let down. Firstly, why Tsui Hark always put his political view in every movie he directs? It is a good thing if he does it subtlety, but he always get the message across the screen through his actors' mouths. And it was odd when the dialogs were spoken unnecessarily. So we the audience need to be educated? The dialog not only interrupts the flow of the movie, it spoils the impact of other story lines too. I hope he can spare us his message next time.

by Redbean

One of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. I was knocked out by the visuals and the joyousness and sentimentality of the first part of the film. And then the contrast to that in the last part of the film--when the lighting and the sets change and get darker and more claustrophobic as the story gets more and more tragic--wow, it was amazing. I rate THE LOVERS as being one of top movie experiences so far in my life.

by STSH

The pace is just too slow here. The main enjoyment I gained from this film was recalling how much of the opening sequences was copied and lampooned in Sex & Zen II. If you want to see a really great romantic film starring this couple, watch Love In The Time Of Twilight instead.

by Randy

The story for this movie is an adaptation of a Chinese opera that was previously made into a film called LOVE ETERNE (or THE SHAN-PO AND CHU YING-TAI) in 1963.

by alienlord

A cute comedy turned tear-jerker drama about a young girl who is given the chance to go to school and study, but must disguise herself as a boy to do so. The film is very good, especially the performances and cinematography, but it gets bogged down during the middle becoming a tedious character study on sexual feelings. The film is greatly saved by its masterful turn as a drama with a particularly memorable ending.

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