Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageHeroes in Love (2001)
Director: Wing Shya, Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung, GC Goo-Bi
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
How come old Wong Kar-Wai movies still exert so much influence on new HK directors? Of the contributors to this portmanteau feature, Wing Shya has the best excuse (he works as Wong's graphic designer), but his episode Kidnap lets an interesting premise peter out: an introverted dyke (Tong) locks up the lippy girl she's been stalking (Cheng), hoping to make her love her. My Beloved (by hip young actors Tse and Fung, the weakest episode) awkwardly crosscuts between a pizza delivery boy's handgun fantasies and TV reportage on his crimes. Best of the three is woman dee-jay GC's Oh G!, which updates Chungking Express into the tale of a romantic young woman (Choi) blind-dating a boy she met on the internet. But he (Chou) turns out to be an archetypal laddish geek. Co-producer Lamb adds a coda which recaps all three episodes and draws some conclusions about solitude and coupledom. Livelier than most HK features these days, but hardly a triumph.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Wing Shya, Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung, GC Goo-Bi
Producer: Gordon Chan, Jan Lamb
Cast: Tong Wing-Sze, Gloria Cheng, Wu Por, Charlene Choi, Lawrence Chou full cast
Duration: 91 mins
Most popular on this site
Top Stories
Has David Cronenberg turned tame?
Has director David Cronenberg veered too far from his radical and bloody roots with new film 'A Dangerous Method'?
The 10 worst date movies
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we present ten of the least romantic films ever made
Where to watch this year's Oscar-nominated films
Find out where to watch 2012's Oscar-nominated films in London cinemas
10 unlikely badboy biopics
Featuring Phil Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Nick Clegg, David Starkey and a host of other unlikely subjects
Interview: Sean Durkin on 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
The first-time director of the brilliant new thriller discusses religious cults and robot boxing
Pop-up cinema for Valentine's Day
Side-step romantic clichés with some alternative Valentine’s viewing
What do you think?
Post your review now