My Loving Trouble 7 (1999)
Reviewed by: JohnR on 2007-03-25
Summary: "I Want Candy"
This movie seems to have flown completely under the radar, but that's not totally justified. It's fun fluff and one I re-watch periodically for some laughs.

Patrick Tam as Jim-See-Bon ("call me James") and Hsu Chi as 777 play it straight as a director of commercials and a secret agent respectively. The comedy is provided by Tin Sum as Candy, 777's newly assigned partner whose deepest thoughts are shopping decisions, and by the two guys who play James' crew members who handle the technical side of bugging 777/Candy's apartment and who lust after Candy.

The dramatic side doesn't work so well, all well-trodden ground. The humor is good, though, and Patrick Tam successfully crosses from the dramatic side to the comedy side when James pretends to be gay in order to be taken seriously as a director. Sandra Ng puts in two cameo appearances and juices things up when she does. Hsu Chi hits all the right notes, though it's a limited score. Tin Sum is positively bouyant and gives the proceedings a boost every time she's on screen.

It probably would have been better if they'd gone more for the comedy and less for the drama, but it's a fun movie and worth a watch if you come in with moderate expectations.
Reviewer Score: 6