Lung fung dau (2004)

Director:

Johnnie To

Writers:

The Hermit (written by) &
Kin-Yee Au (written by)

Release Date:

14 October 2004 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Romance blossoms again for a divorced jewel-thief couple as they try to rekindle the love they once had for each.

Plot Keywords:

Necklace | Love | Diamond | Will | Heirloom

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Andy Lau	...	Mr. To
Sammi Cheng	...	Mrs. To
Jenny Hu	...	Mrs. Allen (as Jenny Woo)
Carl Ng	...	Steve
Ka Tung Lam	...	Insurance Surveyor (as Lam Ka Tung)
Wong Chun	...	Private Investigator (as Chun Wong)
Shiu Hung Hui	...	Private Investigator (as Hui Siu Hung)
Teddy Lin	...	Doctor (as Lin Chun)

Also Known As:

In the Nick of Love (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
Yesterday Once More (International: English title)

Runtime:

USA:98 min (DVD) | Argentina:99 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIA | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Media Asia Films

Soundtrack:

RU GUO NI YOU SHI

Yesterday Once More: 'Its All Fun & Games...'Til Someone Gets Hurt'

Sammi Cheng & Andy Lau are coupled yet again in their 3rd film -- YESTERDAY ONCE MORE -- directed by HK's actioneer Johnnie To...fans of To's action films will be disappointed to find not a single gun was used in the filming...furthermore, fans of Cheng & Lau's previous films, NEEDING YOU & LOVE ON A DIET, will also be disappointed to find that YESTERDAY is no where near as funny or endearing...

Mr. & Mrs. To (Lau & Cheng) are a divorced couple...both affluent HK citizens...both incredibly mischievous...both just happened to be professional thieves -- 'two birds of the same feather'....A couple years earlier, they divorced over an inability to find middle ground on splitting the loot...Now she's remarrying...to the son of a rich heiress -- a total momma's boy (Carl Ng) through & through...The soon-to-be mother-in-law (Jenny Woo) is suspicious of Mrs. To's past & thinks she's only marrying her son for the family jewels -- the heiress' priceless ruby necklace...

The necklace is stolen...is it Mrs. To's materialistic eye that gets the best of her?... or is it her ex-husband, Mr. To's way of sabotaging the marriage to steal the jewels for himself?...

This is not a movie about two pple falling in love or rekindling a love...its about two pple who have always been in love but have somehow been to foolish to realize it...they let pride & greed overwhelm them...

Overall: YESTERDAY is one part caper/heist film & one part homage to classic Hollywood glamour from its golden years -- i.e. Cary Grant & Grace Kelly's TO CATCH A THIEF...Johnnie To is riding too heavily on Cheng/Lau's chemistry from their previous films...hoping Cheng/Lau's immense popularity & fan base will be enough justification for this third film....I think Sammi Cheng is one of the most likable/charming entertainers working t'day...& Lau is definitely the Tom Cruise of Asian cinema...

I really enjoyed their first two films & consider the Cheng/Lau pairing comparable to those classic Hollywood couples of the 40's & 50's...but YESTERDAY falls very short of expectations...terrible writing, ridiculous situations, product placements galore, & all the subplots & supporting characters were unnecessary...come to think of it...this film was unnecessary...unless you just love celebrity watching...