Lavender (2000)
Reviewed by: Yellow Hammer on 2001-05-10
This romantic comedy was released in HK just in time for Christmas.

Briefly, Athena (Kelly Chen) is a aroma therapy teacher (hence the name of the movie Lavender, which is a prominent scent in the movie) who is void of love. She encounters an angel who falls into her apartment terrace, suprisingly with the name of Angel (Takeshi Kaneshiro). He needs love in order to fly back to heaven. An interesting relationship develops. Also playing roles in the movie are Eason Chan as Chow Chow, a nosy gay neighbor, and Cheng Pei-Pei, fresh off of her Jade Fox role in CTHD, as a student of Athena's seeking to regain her yesteryear youth.

Didn't I see this movie before? It could have been called Anna Magdalena II. To me, the movie jumps around into scenes that leave you wondering why? without answering the questions. As such the movie doesn't have a good flow to it. However, very nice cinematography work with the angel flying part of the movie. Also, a very nice theme song, sung by Kelly Chen. Both are HKFA nominees in their respective categories.