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Tears
and Triumph |
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Year: |
1994 |
Lau Ching-Wan embraces Anita Yuen |
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Director: |
David
Lam Tak-Luk |
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Producer: |
Raymond
Wong Bak-Ming |
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Cast: |
Anita
Yuen Wing-Yee, Lau
Ching-Wan, Frankie Lam Man-Lung, Mui Siu-Wai, Kitty Chu
Kit-Yi, Jamie Luk Kin-Ming,
Chung King-Fai |
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The
Skinny: |
Sappy
soap opera doesn't rate tears nor does it rate as any sort
of a triumph. In fact, it's just bad. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Standard HK soap opera is by-the-numbers
and average as all hell. Anita Yuen is a single mother who
(get this) ends up falling for the rich son (Lau Ching-Wan)
of her boss. Sadly, Lau’s brother-in-law (by his half-sister)
was the bastard who knocked Anita up. Even worse, the guy
wants her back and conspires to destroy her life if she won’t
go along.
This is a film that proves that Anita
Yuen and Lau Ching-Wan have considerable range as actors.
It's amazing that Yuen can so easily go from poise and beauty
in one flick to cute and wacky in another. Lau Ching-Wan is
a terrific actor as well, but when this film was made (a couple
of years ago) it seemed that he was still refining his screen
persona. This is one of his most unrealistic characters: a
rich dreamer who has the luxury of chucking it all for love.
Thankfully he has Anita Yuen as his reward - it makes his
choice understandable from a fan standpoint. However, in reality
none of this would ever happen.
This is a completely average film
leaning towards awful. The laughable plot, bad music cues,
and ridiculously evil ex-boyfriend only add to the lunacy.
The best thing about this movie: a song by Faye Wong, which
recurs throughout the film.
(Kozo 1996) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Widesight Entertainment
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
English and Chinese Subtitles |
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