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Book of Love

Original title: Bei Jing yu shang Xi Ya Tu 2
  • 2016
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Book of Love (2016)
ComedyRomance

Through happenstance, a gambler in Macau and a real estate agent in California begin exchanging letters.Through happenstance, a gambler in Macau and a real estate agent in California begin exchanging letters.Through happenstance, a gambler in Macau and a real estate agent in California begin exchanging letters.

  • Director
    • Xiaolu Xue
  • Writers
    • Mia Jiao
    • Xiaolu Xue
  • Stars
    • Tang Wei
    • Xiubo Wu
    • Zhihong Liu
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    961
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Xiaolu Xue
    • Writers
      • Mia Jiao
      • Xiaolu Xue
    • Stars
      • Tang Wei
      • Xiubo Wu
      • Zhihong Liu
    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    Tang Wei
    Tang Wei
    • Jiao
    Xiubo Wu
    Xiubo Wu
    • Daniel
    Zhihong Liu
    • Charlie
    Paul Chun
    Paul Chun
    • Grandpa
    Yi Lu
    Yi Lu
    • Zheng Yi
    April Telek
    April Telek
    • Mrs. Taylor
    Jojo Ahenkorah
    Jojo Ahenkorah
    • Realtor
    Liya Ai
    • Poet's wife
    Cynthia Magno Buck
    • Airline Agent
    Michael Chan
    Michael Chan
    • Yu Lai…
    Nicole Chauvet
    • High end gambler
    Chuang Chen
    Alex Dafoe
    • Paramedic
    Candice-May Davies
    • College Girl
    • (as Candice-May Langlois)
    Michele de Broel
    Michele de Broel
    • London Realtor
    Kate Dion-Richard
    Kate Dion-Richard
    • London Reporter
    Parveen Dosanjh
    Parveen Dosanjh
    • Sales Girl
    Heiko k Effenberger
    • Background
    • (as Heiko Effenberger)
    • Director
      • Xiaolu Xue
    • Writers
      • Mia Jiao
      • Xiaolu Xue
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    A Fine Romance
    If you take the next right turn, you'll avoid running into Nicholas Sparks, the schlockmeister of many teary romantic novels made into films. In the Chinese Finding Mr. Right 2, you are driving straight ahead into a fine non-Sparks romance that feels just about right even if you shed a few honest tears. Beginning with a shared novel, 84, Charing Cross Road, a relatively Chinese man and woman write to each other by sending to the Charing Cross address.

    That novel, written in 1970 by Helene Hanff about her twenty-year correspondence with book buyer Frank Doel at Marks & Co., is enough of a prep for the long-distance of the two Chinese principals. A whole load of misfortune comes the way of the couple, sometimes depicted in almost magic realism but real nonetheless. The actors do a remarkable job endearing us to the characters but letting us see their flaws all the same.

    Jiao (Wei Tang), a hostess in a Macau casino, and Daniel (Xiubo Wu), a Los Angeles real estate agent, strike up a correspondence, the former claiming to be from London's posh West End and the latter a west-coast professor. While this looks like we're driving straight into Sparksville, we actually are exploring the insides of these two emotionally-challenged heroes.

    And that's what I like about this romance: It feels real because there are many emotional failures, she, for example, with an older wealthy man, and he, well, considers himself like a cactus, wounding those who get too close. Although they have never met, they express feelings in the letters that provide the groundwork for better relationships all around.

    Although the main story looks like a promotion of long-distance relationships, it actually is well-constructed promotion of the need to go out to find love, and more importantly, self fulfillment through love's many forms, even if it can't be consummated or even experienced in a real way.

    Gambling serves as a motif for her taking chances on finding true love and for him breaking away from easy client marks to return to home and the heart. While she has varying luck with actual gambling, he is less ready to gamble his comforts.

    Although having them miss each other while they search is a cheap dramatic device, the story has been rooted in an address that eventually must be faced. Having visited a couple of bookstores in the West End of London, I can vouch for their claustrophobic room and the accompanying intimacy with your fellow humans, not a bad idea given that they are probably brighter than usual.

    Do the correspondents ever meet up? Well, in Sparks they would, and one of them might die. Although such claptrap is not the stuff of this romance, you will not know the answer to my question until the final scenes. I'm happy with that turn of events because it hasn't been easy for the two, as it usually isn't for people who love passionately or are passionately in love with the idea of love.

    The real bookstore in London now houses a McDonalds. How's that for romance?
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    • Release date
      • April 29, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Finding Mr. Right 2
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Hua Wen Movie Group
      • Maple Edge Films
      • Maple Ridge Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $114,679,097
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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