This is a comedy about three women trying to find, well deal with, love, and the transformations that take place as a result. One is a scientist who ends up experimenting with pheromones, one is a young rock singer who's best friend is an imaginary version of a big rock star and the third is the head of a huge corporation that is the object of lust for every man she meets, but who herself feels nothing.
This is Tsui Hark's first solo directing effort in many a year that isn't bad, actually its pretty funny and something I will recommend to friends. Imagine that. (Honestly I was a good way in to the film when my thought became "Hey this doesn't stink") Hark never the greatest of directors, his recent films like Seven Swords, Missing, and Zu Warriors were for the most parts busts. This isn't a a bust. I really liked this film a great deal. I'm guessing that Hark's success is due to the work of Jae-Young Kwak the writer/director of the original My Sassy Girl. Looking over my review for the earlier Missing I said that Hark's problem has been in his scripts, something that isn't the problem here. An added bonus is the music used. I like the choices and the songs that characters sing. (Bonus points for the DVD company subtitling the lyrics since they do move the plot at time.) A winner. Which is something I haven't been able to say about a current Hark film for a long time.
This is Tsui Hark's first solo directing effort in many a year that isn't bad, actually its pretty funny and something I will recommend to friends. Imagine that. (Honestly I was a good way in to the film when my thought became "Hey this doesn't stink") Hark never the greatest of directors, his recent films like Seven Swords, Missing, and Zu Warriors were for the most parts busts. This isn't a a bust. I really liked this film a great deal. I'm guessing that Hark's success is due to the work of Jae-Young Kwak the writer/director of the original My Sassy Girl. Looking over my review for the earlier Missing I said that Hark's problem has been in his scripts, something that isn't the problem here. An added bonus is the music used. I like the choices and the songs that characters sing. (Bonus points for the DVD company subtitling the lyrics since they do move the plot at time.) A winner. Which is something I haven't been able to say about a current Hark film for a long time.