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21 August 1999 (Hong Kong) more
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A man returns from a recent death to find his love, only to have her not recognise him and reject him. full summary | add synopsis
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3 wins & 6 nominations more
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Fly me to Hilarious more (10 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Richie Ren | ... | Onion / Cheuk (as Rickie Yam) |
| Cecilia Cheung | ... | Autumn Yue |
| William So Wing Hong | ... | Dr. Woo (as William So) |
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| Yat Ning Chan | ||
| Audrey Mak | ... | Chubs |
| Sheren Tang | ||
| Eric Tsang | ... | Jumboball |
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Fly Me to Polaris (International: English title)
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96 min | Japan:93 min
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Referenced in Seri Dewi Malam (2001) more
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Celestial Wish more
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Call me mean for laughing at this obvious but awkward attempt to jerk tears out of the unsuspecting audience. I am not a heartless soul, but yet, this movie just tries too hard to play the melodramatic moments that I can't help to ponder that other movies of similar vein have done better jobs (e.g. Heaven Can't Wait).
The plot is simple: A blind man given a chance to return to Earth for 5 days to finish unfinished business, but there is a rule: he can't reveal who he is, and those who are close to him can't recognize him. So he returns to Earth to meet his long lost ones, only to meet competition...
You can't really call this plot original, so the movie must survive on its cast and its ability to move the hearts of the audience. As for the cast, Cecilia was quite good in her role. Unfortunately, Rickie (Onion) had just overacted his part. The transformation of him from a blind man, to a jealous boy friend, to a fulfilled philospher ready to accept his fate, only to become the lover again, all in a matter of 5 days, was just too incredulous. I guess when time is short, people do tend to achieve more.
But I can't forgive the film for its obvious attempts to jerk tears off the audience... Don't get me wrong, I would love a cry if the movie expresses genuine, deep, sad moments, but this movie just isn't. For a direct comparison, check out Heaven Can't Wait, now, that is a true classic which deserves a good cry over.
A 5/10 in my book.