Early
comedy-drama starring king of comedy Stephen Chow is
more of a drama than a comedy. He's plays a country
hick who elopes with Sandra Ng, much to the dismay of
her dad (Shing Fui-On). Then the film chronicles their
trials as he attempts to give her a good life, but he
gets derailed by the temptations and annoyances of modern
urban life. Still, Sandra supports him when sometimes
he clearly doesn't deserve it.
While well-meaning and full
of recognizable emotions, the film is ultimately boring
and useless. The film just amounts to zippo, and those
tuning in to get a dose of Chow will likely not be happy
with his subdued character. Sandra Ng is fine as always,
but the film is benearth her talents. Suki Kwan Sau-Mei
shows up as Chow's boss and other love interest, and
hey isn't that Michael Wong over there? What's he doing
in this movie? The answer to that: absolutely nothing.
There are times in this
production that you can see some of Stephen Chow's wacky
side, though he seems to spend much more effort in this
film with the emotional moments. He does a fine job,
but the pedestrian script and direction are ill-fitting
to he and Sandra Ng. If you're interested, there are
far better films out there starring the two. (Kozo 1999) |
