[HK-Movie] All About Love (2005)

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Andy Lau plays two leading roles in one single film for the first time in All About Love co-starring Charlene Choi and Charlie Young. Andy Lau plays a husband who only learns the importance of expressing his tremendous love for his wife when it is too late. With such an underlying message, All About Love distinguishes itself from mere melodramatic tearjerkers by leaving a profound aftertaste. Guest-starring Anthony Wong Chau Sang as a heart surgeon and veterans Hui Siu Hung and Gigi Wong as Charlene Choi’s parents, All About Love made over HK$19 million to become one of the top-grossing movies in Hong Kong!

All About Love is the first film invested by and starring Andy Lau after he set up the company Focus Film. He plays a workaholic medical practitioner Dr. Ko who neglects his wife (Charlene Choi) in spite of his love for her. After she dies in a car accident, he becomes a paramedic and sticks to a routine schedule, as a special means to remember his deceased wife. In an operation, Ko saves a woman Sam (Charlie Young) who happened to have a heart transplant – and he soon discovers that she actually bears his wife’s heart! Co-incidentally, Sam’s husband Derek, who also deserted her, looks identical to Ko. So Ko decides to take up Derek’s place to accompany his wife’s heart since he was not with her enough when she was alive.

Actor : Andy Lau , Charlie Yeung , Charlene Choi
Director : Daniel Yu
Language : Mandarin

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Kiyoshi Taro Film Review
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“You’d think: Andy Lau(x2)+(1/4)Charlene Choi+(3/4)Charlie Yeung = Masterpiece Melodrama, but something screws up this equation…”

A fresh viewing of this 2005 melodrama leaves me very unsatisfied. After 20-25mins you see exactly where this one is going & plays out just like I thought it would. Yes Andy Lau is one of Asia’s major superstars, but come on ’2′ Andy Lau played characters in one film, did he really have to play both roles? The absolutely charming & sensational Choi fades by the way side 25% through the film, and after that its a dull film that can’t be saved by her replacement in Yeung. Very little story development here & really don’t think the characters were that interesting. Perhaps if Choi & Yeung would’ve been reversed roles, then just maybe it would have earned an extra star in my book.

Wrap Up: The casting saves this film from total destruction, as Lau, Choi & Yeung are brilliant. But like so many films before it an ace cast cannot save a film with such and under developed story & uninteresting characters. Maybe you’ll feel different than me idk, watch it & come to your own opinion. I was hoping for much more than this ends up giving.

Kiyoshi Taro Recommends?: Watch it for the cast, if you fans of Lau, Choi or Yeung.
Rating: 3/5

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[HK-Movie] All About Love (2005)
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