Three-hankie chick drama finds gynecologist Anita Yuen in a sticky situation. Her loving husband Julian Cheung (Anita Yuen's real-life boyfriend) dies suddenly, leaving her heartbroken. Even worse, Anita is left with a grandson-wanting mother-in-law (the stoic Deannie Yip) and - get this - her dead husband’s pregnant mistress (Josephine Ho)! Deannie wants to keep the kid, leaving Anita and Josephine at odds.

Despite the solid soap-opera set-up, the film is completely undone by stupid plot twists, unconvincing acting, and god-awful music. Josephine Ho's performance has the subtlety of a flying mallet, and Deannie Yip is haughty to a fault. What gives this film minimal points is the final image of the film: Anita Yuen as a mother. Yuen turns in a compellingly restrained performance, considering that the girl was all of 24 when she did the movie.

Otherwise, the film's climax is a total joke and that music! Roel Garcia did a great job on Fallen Angels, but he dropped the ball here. Every music cue is telegraphed and overdone with hackneyed crescendos signaling danger, drama, or whatnot. This is not one for the ages. (Kozo 1996)