Yue kuai le, yue duo luo (1997)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Stanley Kwan

Writers:

Jimmy Ngai (writer)
Elmond Yeung (story)

Release Date:

14 May 1998 (Singapore)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Sexuality | Homosexual

Awards:

7 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Chi-Ming Au
Sunny Chan	...	Fung Wai
Shu-Fun Chin	...	Barkeeper
Kar-Lok Choi	...	Boy at Swimming Pool
Lanie Gibson
Man-Ning He	...	Customer at Boutique
Yue-Lin Ko	...	Jie
Jerry Lai	...	Singer at the 'Funky'
Wing-Kiu Lau	...	Winnie
Siu-Kei Lee	...	Club Manager
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue	...	Video Dealer
Tony Rayns	...	Rosa's Friend
Wing-Yin Sin	...	Jo-Jo, Rosa's Daughter
Chuen-Ying Siu	...	Tong's Colleague
Eric Tsang	...	Tong
Man-Wai Wong	...	Young Woman
Chingmy Yau	...	Ah Moon / Rosa Gao

Also Known As:

Hold You Tight (International: English title)
Yue faai lok yue doh lok (China: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

99 min | Japan:93 min | Singapore:94 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:R(A) (cut) | Hong Kong:IIB

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

I Like The Actors, Did Not Like The Film

This story is Ah Moon (Chingmy Yau) and Wai, a young couple who move into an apartment in Hong Kong. The movie gets a little convoluted from there, as it seems Moon is having an affair with a guy who is maintaining the pool at their apartment building. I say seems because they are all of a sudden spending time together. I missed the connection, where it came from. Ah Moon dies in a plane crash and the pool guy spots Rosa (also played by Ms. Yau), who looks just like her. You wonder if they will have a relationship. There is a side story involving Tong (the always good Eric Tsang), who is a gay real estate agent. The also always good Sandra Ng plays a laser disc store manager. The problem is, Eric and Sandra's characters are kind of meaningless. Somewhere, there is an excellent film about tragically losing your love and encountering someone who looks just like her, to see if you can fall in love again. The film spends too much time on the relationship of Moon and Wai. I was waiting for Rosa to meet with Wai and see his reaction. Sadly, this film falls short, even though every actor I've seen before (especially Ms. Ng, Ms. Yau and Mr. Tsang) has impressed me with their acting ability. I'm sorry to say I cannot recommend this.