An excellent drama, filmed in a realistic art-movie style, about the relationship between two mainland immigrants in Hong Kong, with an underlying tribute to Taiwanese superstar singer Teresa Teng (the Chinese title "Teen Mut Mut" ("Like Sugar") is one of her songs). I was impressed by how well-made the movie was and throughout the showing kept thinking, "Why couldn't Peter Chan have done AGE OF MIRACLES this well?" Maggie is a joy to watch throughout the film. Christopher Doyle (Wong Kar Wai's cinematographer), is amusing in a small part as an English teacher. Lai Ming is quite effective as a clueless immigrant, but the later scenes where his character is supposed to develop would have benefited from someone with stronger acting skills. The ending is a bit of a surprise and very satisfying. The movie is something of a tear-jerker that left me feeling emotionally drained afterward.