The most interesting thing about Tempting Heart is its multi-leveled story telling. The story is told through two parallel sets of characters and covers about 20 or so years in their lives. The shifting perspectives between the characters and times is probably the most interesting part about the film. I also liked the fact that story is presented in a semi-linear fashion. The beginning half or so is fairly straightforward but after that we start jumping back and forth time and between characters. This gives the story a lot more depth, as we are able to see things from more points of view.

The downside of the movie is that it's a bit predictable and sappy. This isn't a huge flaw, but most of the movie is pretty predictable, sometimes too much so (for example, the character of Sheo-Rou's mother in the first half of the film is terribly stereotypical).

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the film is that Gigi Leung appears to be learning to act. Certainly there is precedent for flower vase actresses to reveal a secret talent (witness Shu Qi and Maggie Cheung) so hopefully this isn't just a fluke.