This year we have only two Hong Kong movies for the Easter Holidays. Out of the two, WONG Jing's 'Prince Charming' seems to be the first one which started its promotion by having a series of lobby cards for the story. With the combination of 'The Conman' (1999)'s Andy LAU Tak-wah and Nike CHEUNG Ka-fai, it is expected that it will be a love comedy.

The story of 'Prince Charming' with the Prince Wah-dee (Andy LAU Tak-wah) who is a Y&D type people in Mongkok with his mon YIP Tak-han. Wah-dee's friend Tart (Nike CHEUNG Ka-fai) is a guy who would like to whore from time to time but with a girl Suki KWAN Sau-mei. Ice POK (Michelle REIS), a girl with the background from a rich family but her mon is not with her since early ages. With the opportunity that her Dad brings her to Hong Kong for a few days, she intended to find her mon by leave from her Dad. Accidently Ice met Wah-dee and started the love.

The main expectation from 'Prince Charming' is to have a love comedy as we can see the actor Nike CHEUNG who has been funny in 'The Conman' (1999). In this point, I think you wouldn't be too disappointed as the movie is quite funny but the focus is on YIP Tak-han. YIP Tak-han in thew movie is very natural while most of the laughters were brought from her. For example, when she explained to Ice's Dad with the letter from Ice's Mon, the scene is very funny. Relatively, though CHEUNG is also funny in the movie, he does not have much to show off his potentials.

In view of the plot, I consider it sounds like a movie very familiar with some standard structure. However, it seems that the plot is okay. As we are expecting a movie with laughters, the plot is relatively less important in this case. In view of this factor, I consider the plot is okay.

In terms of performance, I consider the performance of YIP Tak-han is the best. Maybe her best performance rewards her to be appeared in the news ad. as the selling point. In fact, her performance is cool by putting suitable diaglogue in suitable situation.

For Nike CHEUNG Ka-fai, when compared with 'The Conman', it seems that he has not got enough chance for acting. I think CHEUNG has paired with Suki KWAN should have something funny. Maybe the performance of YIP is too outstanding, CHEUNG seems to be less shining. For Andy LAU, I think his performance is okay.

One thing you may wish to note is that WONG Jing seems to find it hard to fill in the ending and they have to put up the tricts in 'The Conman' at the end of 'Prince Charming' again -- playing tricks on advertisement.

In short, 'Prince Charming' is a movie which reached its own expectation. The performance of YIP Tak-han is excellent while Nike CHEUNG seems lack of chance of show his acting. Though the ending is a bit typical, it is a movie for enjoyment.