Tian ruo you qing (1990)

Director:

Benny Chan

Writer:

James Yuen (writer)

Release Date:

13 October 1990 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Wedding Dress | Concussion | Street Racing | Kidnapping | Propane Tank

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Gan Shui Chiu
Ging-man Cho
Tiet Wo Chu
Shirley Huang
Lo Kam
Sandra Lang
Andy Lau	...	Wah Dee
Kong Lau
Shan Liang
Chung Lin
Man Tat Ng	...	Rambo
Wui Ng
Yiu Siu
Chung-yung Tsai
Fat Wan
Kwong Leung Wong	...	Trumpet
Chien-lien Wu	...	Jo Jo Huen
Bun Yuen

Also Known As:

A Moment of Romance (Hong Kong: English title)
If Sky Have Love
Tin yeuk yau ching (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
To Love with No Regret

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:12 | UK:18 | Hong Kong:II | Australia:R

Goofs:

Continuity: The denim jacket on Wah Dee's body changed from perfectly put on to loose on one end of his arm, right before and after he slammed Jojo to the ground during their struggle in the field.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Goo naam gwa neui (2000)

Soundtrack:

Tin Yeuk Yau Ching

Unforgettable Drama of Romance

'A Moment of Romance' is undoubtedly one of those old HK cinematic gems, but to appreciate and applaud the movie utmost, one should really understand and familiar with the origin of the movie itself. By the time around late 80's to mid 90's, plenty of HK movie appeared in theme dominated not far from Triad Flick, a sad ending love story, hard boiled gun fight action or some silly comedy (mostly by Stephen Chow and gang). AMOR in this case still follows the mainstream, combining the tragic love story in the midst of underground Triad affair. The main lead Andy Lau was by that time enjoyed the peak of his popularity that he could star in not less than 10 movies a year while the main lead Jacklyn Wu rolled in her very first debut which trigger off her stardom. Andy played Wah Dee, a young and rebellious triad member with some remorse within, while Jacklyn played Jojo, an innocent young girl who happened to be the only daughter of a rich family.

The plot actually flows very lightly and in some way over dramatically, yet it leaves mesmerizing impressions. A coincidence encounter between Wah Dee and Jojo in a robbery went wrong lead to an endearing feeling between them. And when a love story happens between a triad member and the only daughter of a rich family, you surely must have got the idea what followed afterward, not to mention the conflict occurred between Wah Dee and fellow brutish gang leader Trumpet(Tommy Wong) in account of Jojo. The friendship between Wah Dee and Rambo(Richard Ng), an all time loser which normally nobody would even took a glance to, added some depth to the story and put an implicit character description of Wah Dee himself.

The thing that differs AMOR from movie alike is the chemistry that being well built between characters among the beautiful score and unforgettable soundtrack(mostly by the remarkable Beyond), which all seems perfectly balance and fit to each scene. Andy couldn't look better and very perfectly matches the character. A prince charming figure on a 500cc racing motor-bike, his heart-robbing eye glance, his charismatic and intriguing good-looking, in my opinion is those of very rare to be leveled even after decades. Jacklyn herself who portrays an innocent girl in love is truly convincing both by her looks and demeanor. In short way : Perfect casts! And despite the seeming a little aged action scenes and some lines, it still delivers a powerful gesture all the way.

In conclusion, for those who are already familiar with Hong Kong cinematic, AMOR should be an unforgettable cinematic experience. And for those who are still unfamiliar, AMOR would be a fine introductory.

-Very Highly Recommended-