Bakery Amour (2001)
Reviewed by: Yellow Hammer on 2001-05-10
This very romantic movie was released in HK just in time for Valentine's Day.

Lok To (Michelle Reis) has an apartment buiding that she rents out to long time penpal Chanty (William So), a newly graduated architect. Uncle Seven (actually Uncle Jet in the DVD) (Francis Ng), who is a wannabe detective, also moves in with his nephew Chanty. Both Uncle Jet and Chanty are from a Hakka village in Yuen Long, lots of Hakka is spoken in the movie. Uncle Seven is an extremely nice guy, the kind of guy you cheer for in a movie, and wants to help Lok To reunite with her first love Gala (Conroy Chan). He indirectly does this by opening up a bakery shop that specializes in white bread (hence the Chinese name of the movie, which literally translates to 'Love White Bread'. However, Gala already has a girlfriend Ching Wai (Stephanie Che). During this time, Uncle Seven falls in love with Lok To as well.

A very well-written movie that plays out very well. Francis Ng as Uncle Jet once again shows his wide range of ability in a very well-acted role. Surprisingly the movie did not do all that well at the box office. Great movie for watching with a female.