Wu Yen (2001)
Reviewed by: danton on 2002-01-03
Not quite sure what to make of this movie. It almost plays like a live continuation of the puppet theatre scene that glues the various chapters together, with everyone in the cast, especially Anita Mui, hamming it up and overacting every scene in the most child-like manner. The humour feels laboured, mixing fart gags with modern elements like the fake Adidas poster during the 7 nations games sequence, the production values are poor, and the gender-bending felt just odd... Who wants to see Anita Mui, Sammi Cheng and Cecilia Cheung with a beard, acting silly and buffoonish??? And yet, the movie has a unique, innocent charm, and I actually found myself at some point caught up in the story, caring about these silly characters...

Marginal recommendation.