Genre: Romance, Drama
Starring: Karena Lam, Cyndi Wang, Josephine Hsu, Chia-Hsin Lu, Grace Chen, Belle Hsin, Sandrine Pinna, Waa, Niki Wu, Kao I-Ling
Release year: 2008
Language: Mandarin
Subtitle: English
SYNOPSIS:
Based on true stories, Candy Rain tells four intimate, lyrical stories of women in love with women in contemporary Taipei.
Having broken up with her boyfriend and quarreled with her family, Jessie decided to restart her life in Taipei. Her highschool friend and secret admirer-Pon, told her, “I’ll take care of you.
U is an Aries. She protects herself well. She has been looking for the ideal love but she doesn’t know where it is.
Spancer is in love with Summer, who is getting married. Before saying goodbye, they promise a reunion in 10 years’ time.
Ricky’s relationships are always filled with violence. Like fireworks, magnificent but short. For Ricky, It’s a vicious cycle.
Some people are happy together.
Some people are happier when they are not together.
Some people are unhappy because they can’t be together.
And some will never by happy even if they are together.
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REVIEW:
" ...Director Chen Hung-I's Candy Rain could be the most perfectly titled film ever. Like candy, the film is sweet and tasty in small doses. However, too much is probably bad for you, and prolonged exposure would definitely lead to cavities. Also, the film's obvious meaning falls unavoidably like rain, and even an umbrella won't fully protect you. The best thing: staying indoors and avoiding it entirely. And it's time to stop the cheesy metaphors because they're strained and more than a little annoying. Oddly, "strained and more than a little annoying" could apply to Candy Rain too. Funny how that works out.
By the time story four rolls around, Candy Rain is so obvious in its intent and meaning that one may not care to parse every one of the film's details or metaphors. Chen Hung-I uses a multitude of styles and storytelling techniques, shifting between delicate sensitivity and brazen over-the-top comedy, but the bottom line of the film is always easy to discern because it's handed to the audience in an overt, obvious manner. Nothing truly revealing occurs in Candy Rain. The omnibus format dictates that these stories must be cursory, and since their meaning is handed out explicitly and directly, there's little left for the audience to ponder besides the hip art direction, cool MTV sensibilities, and faux Wong Kar-Wai effervescence. Candy Rain feels like art film-lite, and delivers familiar musings on love and life while not providing much surprise.
Worse, Candy Rain can become tiring, thanks in large part to the fourth story, which is edgy and over-the-top in an irritating manner. Karena Lam is not a very subtle comedienne, and is somewhat miscast in the film's final overdone segment. The rest of the actresses range from acceptable to engaging, with actress Sandrine Pinna making the largest impact thanks to her OCD-suffering character's quirkiness. There are some new and interesting faces among these actresses, and many will hopefully go on to more promising things. Candy Rain isn’t a bad start for any of them, and indeed is successful enough as a deliberate pop-art confection to find some success at college screenings or film fests. It's just not revealing or unique enough to register as truly special.... "
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