Well, I may be one of the few people out there who really didn't like He is a Woman, She is a Man, which is the prequel to
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man. Though I thought it had an interesting concept, the execution was a bit spotty and it
didn't explore many of the interesting issues that it raised.

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man picks up literally from the last scene of its prequel so it is somewhat necessary to watch
He is a Woman, She is a Man first. A brief plot summary:

The film opens with Wing (Anita Yuen) moving in with Sam (Leslie Cheung), along with her best friend Fish (Jordan Chan).
She immediately decides to redecorate the apartment. Sam is a man who likes his own space and all these changes are hard
on him, which affects his relationship with Wing. To get some space, he encourages her to go back to her singing career, as
a man, of course. When she wins an award and says "I love you, Sam" during her acceptance speech, the whole world thinks
that they are gay lovers, which bothers Sam quite a bit.

Meanwhile, former pop star Fan Fan (Anita Mui), who is hetero, moves in downstairs with her lesbian friend O (Theresa Lee).
Fan Fan and Sam have a one night stand, which they both conceal from Wing. Later, Fan Fan and Wing become good
friends (though Fan Fan still thinks Wing is a man) and Wing asks Fan Fan to pretend to be her girlfriend for Sam's sake.
Meanwhile, Fan Fan is falling in love with Wing and Wing finds herself responding.

There is also a subplot between Fish and O. Fish is extremely attracted to O, who finds men revolting (at least sexually), so
he starts shaving his legs and dressing up as a woman to pique her interest. This subplot is pure comic relief, but it is quite
funny. Jordan Chan has significantly more time in this film than its prequel, and that can't be anything but a good thing.

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man does exactly what its prequel should have done, but didn't, which is explore sexuality,
particularly as it relates to one's self-perception and the way society treats homosexuals. It does this in a very amusing way,
and has the feel of French sex farce, with everyone being attracted to one another at various times, sometimes
consummating the relationship and sometimes not. At the same time, the issues it deals with are quite serious.

The film is guaranteed to offend conservatives with its conclusions about human sexuality, but I was close to cheering a few
times. I was also laughing constantly. All the performances were good, though I particularly loved Jordan Chan (he is great
as a weirdo in a comic role). There are some scenes satirizing the Hong Kong music industry that I only picked up a small
portion of. I also enjoyed Eric Tsang's reprise of his role as Aunitie, Sam's good friend, who is quite the flaming queen type.
Moses Chan has a fantastic cameo as an auditioning singer. For those of you who can recall his speaking voice, you will
realize why this is so funny.

I have to admit that I was somewhat surprised to see a film like this coming out of Hong Kong. Films that deal seriously with
human sexuality (particularly homosexuality) have been rare in the Hong Kong film industry until recently, having been the
almost exclusive province of American independents and the French. Of course, the fact that this film has the same writer as
the excellent Twenty Something maybe help explain how such a thing came to be.

The only real flaw I can see with this film is that to fully appreciate it you have to see He is a Woman, She is a Man. Having
seen Who's the Woman, Who's the Man, I'm considering watching the prequel once more to see if maybe I was just in a bad
mood when I saw it.