This movie is definitely not for everyone. Even for people that are familiar with HK movies. There's a jarring shift in tones and genres won't be everyones cup of tea, it almost has more in common with Bollywood movies, thankfully it doesn't have any musical numbers though.
The movie basically starts as a comedy, goes into cop drama, then dabbles briefly in martial arts, before it goes back to romantic comedy and hard melodrama.
And all that in a running time of 93minutes. It's quite an acomplishment, but I wish the movie would have been a t least fivty minutes longer to let those parts breathe more.
Because some of it works realy, really well and other bits liket the romatic sub-plot feels way under-cooked. There's a big leap around the third act, and it almost feels like part of the movie is missing.
Nonetheless. The reason why I still give this movie a high rating, is that it has possible one of the best endings in a HK movie. And although I didn't like this movie too much the first time I saw it in 2007, that ending and the haunting music stayed with me for years. It is truly profound and makes one think about the impact we have on people.
The movie basically starts as a comedy, goes into cop drama, then dabbles briefly in martial arts, before it goes back to romantic comedy and hard melodrama.
And all that in a running time of 93minutes. It's quite an acomplishment, but I wish the movie would have been a t least fivty minutes longer to let those parts breathe more.
Because some of it works realy, really well and other bits liket the romatic sub-plot feels way under-cooked. There's a big leap around the third act, and it almost feels like part of the movie is missing.
Nonetheless. The reason why I still give this movie a high rating, is that it has possible one of the best endings in a HK movie. And although I didn't like this movie too much the first time I saw it in 2007, that ending and the haunting music stayed with me for years. It is truly profound and makes one think about the impact we have on people.