Only HK would dare a comedy on the trials of Alzheimer'sdisease. And only in HK could the film make a near-sweep of their yearly film awards. Josephine Siao is a small time businesswoman who imports fifty-six kinds of mainland toilet paper, and knows every account by name (even when the computer doesn't). But her grizzly bear father-in-law (Roy Chiao), a sturdy specimen in perfect physical health, doesn't seem to know anybody around the house anymore, which of course means laffs galore. He's also given to unexpected walks to places unknown, shoots imaginary fighter pilots from the skies at night, and uses the family shrine as a urinal. And so forth. The remainder of the plot has Siao trying to find a home for her dad, with mixed results. A movie can't go wrong with such studied political incorrectness (most of it carried off perfectly), but it's painfully typical in just about every other way -- and rather sentimental.

(2.5/4)



[Reviewed by Steve Spinali]