It's a Wonderful Life (1994)
Reviewed by: hkcinema on 1999-12-08
I made the dreaded mistake of seeing this (for the first time) right after watching "C'est la Vie, Mon Cherie." Don't ever do that. Lau Ching-Wan is a loser who gets dumped in this film, and to make matters worse, he wasn't even "paired up" with Anita Yuen. (And they made another crack at him about being "dark.") And unfortunately, I can't say too many more good things about the film itself. It's mediocre, at best, and that's too bad considering its excellent cast. Like many, the movie seemed like it couldn't decide whether or not it wanted to be a comedy or drama, and the end result proved it to be valuable as neither. As a drama, the relationships "developed" too quickly, and therefore seemed superficial. And as a comedy, besides Tony Leung stuttering 2-3 word phrases, the bloopers during the final credits was about it. And this movie has nothing to do with the Jimmy Stewart film the "same name." As a matter of fact, the only part that even involved Christmas was the opening credits.

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