Needing You...
(2000)
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Needing You...
(2000)
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| Andy Lau | ... |
Andy Cheung /
The Cupid Express
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| Sammi Cheng | ... | ||
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Fiona Leung | ... |
Fiona Yu
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Ho-Yin Wong | ... |
Roger Young
(as Raymond Wong)
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Shiu Hung Hui | ... |
Ronald
(as Hui Siu Hung)
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Florence Kwok | ... |
Kitty
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Suet Lam | ... |
Martin
(as Lam Suet)
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Kenny Kung |
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Sylvia Lai | ... |
Roger's Mother
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Gabriel Harrison | ... |
Dan
(as Hoi Chun Kit)
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Andy Tse | ... |
Mr. Ko
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Fu May |
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Englie Kwok |
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Vanessa Chu | ... |
Kinki's Sister
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Terence Lam |
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Wah and Kinki both working at the same department of a computer company. Both of them are not getting on very well initially, but friendship develops when they get to know each other after a while. When Wah starts to realize his emergent fondness for Kinki, his ex-girlfriend reappears and plans to gain back his affection. In addition, he notices that his ex-girlfriend arranges a guy to pair up with Kinki. At the same time, his supervisor would like to lay him off at work... Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>
This effort from Johnny To and his Milky Way cronies is unfortunately a huge step back for the company. While it can be admired that To (along with co-director Wai Ka Fai) is attempting a new genre, the romantic comedy, the cheap gags definitely threaten to bog down the entire picture. Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng star as Andy and Kinki, a pair of office drones in a company that somehow deals with computer chips. You can guess what happens next. The only saving grace here is Cheng's neurotic, charming performance. However, with Kinki's constant putdowns and desperate antics, this character makes Ally McBeal look like a model of feminist restraint. Lau takes his role a little too seriously and his temper tantrums threaten to turn this seemingly lightweight effort into something far more serious. A subplot about an Internet millionaire's affections for Kinki (which could've been nicely lampooned is instead squandered) never takes off. This is generally an unwatchable effort, which is hopefully only a temporary detour for Milky Way.