Genre: Drama
Starring: Weiwei Liu, Jia-yi Zhang, Nan Yu, Taisheng Chen, Chuqian Zhang
Release year: 2007
Language: Mandarin
Subtitle: English
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A divorced couple learns that the only way to save their little daughter Hehe, who suffers from a blood disease, is to have another child. Now both remarried, Mei Zhu and Xiao Lu are forced to test their love and their commitment to one another by putting their current relationships in danger. A story of parenthood, love, married life, betrayal, trust and giving, which touches upon changes in contemporary society and family life, as well as the moral and ethical dilemmas brought on by modernity.
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" ... Script takes some 40 minutes to clear its throat before popping the big dramatic question, building the audience’s trust in the characters and preparing it for the major leap of faith. Those 40 minutes, however, are very restrained, with the protags going about their everyday business and family affairs in a glum, wintry Beijing that, though nicely composed in widescreen, doesn’t build a warm or caring enough environment to make the plot jump believable.
Movie’s middle is largely devoted to making Mei Zhu’s decision — as well as Xiao Lu’s complicity — seem emotionally convincing, before further developments lead to an even more extreme proposal by Mei Zhu. Liu, largely known for her TV dramas, is extremely good in the lead role, but doesn’t quite catch the obsessional love for her daughter necessary to make the story work.
Though helmer Wang has shown an aptitude for black comedy in only one past movie — the little-known “Dream House” (1999) — pic could have worked better by taking this route rather than the very earnest one deployed here. Script also seems to have little idea of what to do with the crucial character of Dong Fan, apart from making her a grouchy young professional; several scenes between her and Xiao Lu repeat themselves, and the role only takes on some sympathy in the very final stages.
Still, most of the perfs sustain interest, with Zhang Jiayi bringing some lightness to the pic as Xiao Lu, a typical modern entrepreneur also plagued by business problems. In the movie’s most low-key perf, as the good-hearted Xie, Cheng is exceptionally good, bringing some real heart to the final reel.
Earlier English title was “Left Right,” which translates the Chinese. Though the words appear on screen during the movie’s early stages, the ping-pong idea between the two couples isn’t developed — though, again, could have worked if the whole shebang had been played as a black comedy. "
Source: Variety
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