Yau ching yam shui baau (2001)

Director:

Jing Wong

Writer:

Jing Wong (screenplay)

Stars:

Angie Cheung, Chun Cho, Ka Tung Lam

Cast

Credited cast:
Angie Cheung
Chun Cho
Ka Tung Lam	...	Tom
Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Richard Ma
Teresa Mak	...	Chloroform
Helen Poon
Qi Shu	...	Choi
Wai-Keung Tung	...	Choi's boss
Yat-fei Wong

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

18 October 2001 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Love Me, Love My Money

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Power Company Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Enjoyable rom-com starring Tony Leung and Shu Qi.

Skinflint businessman Richard (Leung) doesn't feel bad when he sacks his employees and secretary to cut unnecessary costs. He also doesn't bat an eyelid when his gold-digging girlfriend leaves after he refuses to give her money. She gets her revenge by cancelling his credit cards and giving away his furniture.

Suddenly destitute, he's forced to rely on the generosity of Choi (Shu Qi - lovely as always), a good Samaritan who helps him out even though she thinks he's a scumbag who makes a habit of cheating women out of money.

When Choi wants him to repay her by pretending to be her boyfriend, to throw off the unwanted advances of her father's choice of husband, Richard starts to see the appeal in stringing women along for money.

If you're watching this purely because it stars Leung and/or Shu Qi, you're not going to be too disappointed. They're a charismatic pair and their chemistry is good, and there are enough genuinely funny scenes to satisfy the 'com' part of the genre. The 'rom' side is handled strictly by the numbers. The leads are backed up in fine fashion by Theresa Mak and Yuk Fei Wong. Anyone who remembers the latter's singing prowess in Shaolin Soccer may be happy to learn he bursts into song in this one, too.

If you have to rely on subtitles (like I do), unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a good version of this flick available. I first watched a Chinese import copy a few years back which was almost indecipherable, and recently 'upgraded' to the Tai Seng version currently on sale in the UK. The subs were better, but disappeared way too fast and were still riddled with bad spelling and grammar. The film also seemed to drop frames, or even whole seconds in places. A shame.