Jui oi nui yun kau muk kong (2006)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Ka-Fai Wai

Writers:

Ka-Fai Wai (written by) &
Kin-Yee Au (written by)

Release Date:

19 January 2006 (Singapore)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A shopaholic is stuck in a love triangle between two men--one, a psychologist trying to help her and the other, a male counterpart.

Plot Keywords:

Tinsum | Auction | Abalone | Fight Scene | Multilingual

Cast

Cecilia Cheung	...	Fonda Fond / Fong Fong-Fong
Ching Wan Lau	...	Dr. Choosey Lee (as Lau Ching Wan)
Jordan Chan	...	Richie Ho
Ella Koon	...	Ding-Dong Dong
Paula Tsui	...	Dr. Phoenix Luk
Dennis Law	...	Property Developer
Chi-Ying Tsang	...	FC (as Tsang Chi Ying)
Tian-lin Wang	...	Fatty Lee (as Wong Tin Lam)
Kar-Ying Law	...	West Ho (as Law Ka Ying)
Chun Chau Ha	...	South Ho (as Ha Chun Chau)
Maggie Siu	...	Birth Chow (as Maggie Shiu)
Amy Kwok	...	1980 Security Guard
Stephanie Che	...	Lighting Shop Owner
Johnny Chen	...	Choosey's Best Man
Yat Ning Chan	...	Fonda's Bridesmaid (as Isabel Chan)

Also Known As:

The Shopaholics (International: English title)

Runtime:

92 min (approx.)

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English | Japanese | Italian | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Hong Kong:IIA

Company:

China Star Entertainment

Trivia:

The poster for the horror movie that Fong Fong and Choosey Lee watch has the logos for China Star Entertainment and One Hundred Years of Film Co. Ltd. Beside it is the poster for Hak se wui (2005) (Election). Johnnie To, director Ka-Fai Wai's frequent directing partner, directed that film, which was produced/presented by Dennis Law, and co-starred Tian-lin Wang (aka Wong Tin Lam), both of whom make an appearance in this film. The studios' producer Charles Heung is the presenter for both films.

Soundtrack:

I WILL FOLLOW HIM

Silly movie!

Such a silly movie! I've never seen anything quite like it. I don't know much about these Cantonese films, but I think it was funny because of how outrageous it is (of course I'm assuming not all Cantonese films are ridiculously incredible like this one). So as long as it's good enough for some laughs it isn't all bad.

I actually saw it on the way back to America from a trip to China on the airplane. I woke quite a few people up laughing at the wedding sequence. It's so stupid I couldn't stop laughing, ha ha. Although the names are outrageously strange, it is actually what attracted me to the movie in the first place. Ding Dong Dong? Fong Fong Fong? It's certainly lacking substance but I love it for the laughs.