UFO est mort, vive l'UFO!. It appears that the fact that UFO is no more is not going to hinder the creation of UFO style movies,
as Your Place or Mine demonstrates quite aptly. If, like myself, you are a fan of UFO's productions, then this is no doubt
good news. I was somewhat shocked that this film, though produced by Wong Jing, remained very true the UFO style.

James Yuen, the screenwriter and director for this film, also wrote a number of UFO films, including the excellent Twenty
Something and Who's the Woman, Who's the Man as well as the lesser films Tom, Dick, and Hairy and Heaven Can't Wait.
Your Place or Mine is strongly reminiscent of Tom, Dick, and Hairy, though it is significantly better.

The film centers around Tony Leung (whose character's name is used only once, if I remember correctly), a "creative" at a
Hong Kong ad agency. He is somewhat notorious for nurturing woman to fame and fortune and falling in love with them at
the same time. These women inevitably dump him when they reach success, leaving him depressed and miserable. He is
somewhat the opposite of his friend and coworker Patrick, a satyr (as aptly translated in the subtitles) who while
theoretically living with Fanny, spends much of his time pursuing new sexual conquests. Suki Kwan plays their coworker
Mei Mei, who has a crush on Patrick.

Into Tony Leung's life come two women at once. One is his new boss, Vivian (Ada Choi), a stereotypically tough "woman in a
man's world". The other is his newest discoveru and protegé Ah Yu, a sweet young innocent. For the first time, he is in a
position where he must make a choice, rather than merely being a choice.

The film is extremely talky, in a style that can best be described as "very French." The film is mostly a series of conversations
and monologues about love, sex, and relationships. Tony Leung, unsurprisingly, delivers yet another excellent performance.
He manages to create a sensitive and emotionally engaging character while keeping his tongue just enough in his cheek to
provide some fine comic moments. Some of the best come when he has mental conversations with his former girlfriends,
going back to his first sweetheart from high school.

The rest of the cast is also quite good, though Vivian Hsu probably gave the weakest performance of the lot, seeming to rely
primarily on her cuteness. Suki Kwan, who was a highlight in the otherwise mostly dull A True Mob Story, shines though
her role is small. I also enjoyed Spencer Lam in his small role as Tony's father.

Though not a terribly deep film, Your Place or Mine has a strong script with engaging and likeable characters. In addition, it
has many strong comic and dramatic moments. Seeing this movie has made me take heart in the fact that the style of Hong
Kong film largely pioneered by the UFO studio will not die with the studio itself.