All About Love (å†èªªä¸€æ¬¡æˆ‘æ„›ä½ , Tsoi suet yuk chi ngo oi nei)
Andy Lau, Charlie Yeung, Charlene Choi
Dir: Daniel Yu – 2005 – Hong Kong
Ko
(Andy Lau) is a young doctor happily married to Zi Qing (Charlene Choi)
when one evening she is killed in a car accident. Giving up his job as
a doctor to become a paramedic, one evening he encounters a car crash
in involving a young woman Tse Yuen Sam (Charlie Yeung). Finding that
she was the recipient of his wife’s heart, and that the transplant
operation has not been entirely successful (her body was rejecting the
heart), Ko tries to find out more about her. On discovering that her
husband, Derek, who has a striking resemblance to Ko, had left her and
that her dying wish was to spend time with him, Ko steps into Derek’s
shoes to try to bring happiness to her and his wife’s heart in their
dying days.
All About Love is beautifully filmed a very much an
indie, art-house style and therefore encompasses visually-appealing
photographic shots with interesting camera angles. A few special
effects here and there add photography, and I have to say that in terms
of the visual element of the film, it is really up there with the top.
Congratulations to Jason Kwan with that.
However, this film was
meant to be an emotional film. And while it was (there will have been a
few tears jerked in the theatres), I didn’t feel as though there was
much credible emotional depth to the story. Andy Lau does very well and
I can’t fault his attempts to bring the characters of Ko and Derek to
life. But unfortunately, the plot was simple, weak and linear, with not
enough depth in the characters to really keep the viewer that
interested.
Overall, at the end of the film, I was left feeling
that the film could have been much, much better, which is a shame
considering the cinematography was excellent. One missed opportunity.
5/10
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