It is nice to see a quiet and original movie like this in Hong Kong; a fresh change compared to all those ganster/cop movies. The storyline is decent, but needs a little polishing with the ending and the characters.

Starting with the characters, I don't know if it's the actors or if it's the screenplay itself that is the problem. Louis Koo plays a mute owner of an inn and Yoyo Mung is his customer and crush. A fresh change for Louis, but nothing new for Yoyo. When it comes to the love part between them, I found it hard to sympathize either of the characters: Yoyo seems too self absorbed and shallow...being able to complain about being dumped, yet able to move on to another fling immediately. Louis is great as a mute, but his obsession with pleasing Yoyo by forcing her crush to go after her doesn't win viewers' support. What's worse is that he is still scared to confess his love for her after she expressed her willingness to give their relationship a chance. As for the other characters, there is too little development.

The story itself is decent, with an appropriate setting. However, the ending just killed my original impression that I build up during the movie. It's not a bad ending, but it could've been more realistic and less traumatic. A sad ending doesn't need to be traumatic in order to be good.

Rating: 7/10

Interesting note: if a person is mute, would you be able to hear him scream?