[討論] 《愛LOVE》兩篇來自國外的review

[zuccazoe (我還不知道)]

分別來自紐約和柏林，評價都不錯，也都稱讚了演員們的表現：

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BERLIN 2012 REVIEW: LOVE

by Hugo Ozman, February 13, 2012 7:10 PM

MONGA director Doze Niu's new film LOVE is like a very sweet dessert. It has
been made with both natural sugars (the charming cast and stories) and
artificial sweeteners (certain plots and dialogues). While it may be too
sweet for some viewers, those who like plenty of sweetness will find this a
heavenly treat. Just how much you enjoy the film will really depend on how
much you are in the mood for love.

The film cannot be more appropriately titled, as it is all about love. There
is romantic love, parents' love towards children and love between siblings.
Plus the characters discuss about love (perhaps a little too much at times),
and there is even a scene that features a shopping bag with the Chinese word
for 'love' printed on it.

There are three largely independent stories with some little interconnections
 between them. Each involves a trio of characters. The stories may not be
particularly original, but there is a certain irresistible charm about them.
The attempt to tell three stories in parallel, however, has meant that some
of the relationships are portrayed rather superficially and some of the
plots are not as engaging as they could be.

The ensemble cast is star-studded. Shu Qi (IF YOU ARE THE ONE, THE TRANSPO-
RTER) and Vicki Zhao (RED CLIFF, 14 BLADES) are two of the biggest names in
Asian cinema, and both actresses handle their roles comfortably. The rest of
the cast consists of some very likeable young Taiwanese actors and actresses,
 including Ethan Ruan and Mark Chau (MONGA), Eddie Peng and Ivy Chen (HEAR ME)
 and Amber Kuo (AU REVOIR TAIPEI).

There is just so much to like about this film. The cast, the mood and the
cinematography all help to make the film light-hearted and immensely
enjoyable. LOVE is simply a lovely, loveable and lovingly made film about
love.

http://goo.gl/XVVEE

From Taipei to Beijing: LFM Reviews Love
By Joe Bendel.

They are two cities so alike, but so far apart. Can a man from Taipei find
love in Beijing? There are even greater obstacles facing eight interconnected
individuals, but somehow love finds a way in Doze Niu Chen-Zer’s Love
(trailer here), which opens this Friday in New York, following a special
Valentine’s sneak earlier this week.

Father of Ni and sugar daddy to the professional celebrity, Zoe Fang,
“Uncle” Lu lives well in Taipei. Having just broken off an affair with
the beautiful but needy Fang before it could really start, Lu’s business
associate Mark leaves for Beijing hoping to buy property. Instead, he meets
disastrously/meet-cutes the attractive but disorganized realtor Jin Xiao-ye.

Although Uncle Lu offers stability, Fang is drawn in spite of herself to
Kuan, the stammering busboy older brother of Yi-jia, Ni’s best friend who
is pregnant by Ni’s boyfriend, Kai. Feeling understandably betrayed, Ni
breaks with both, leaving Kuan to look after his sister while his Notting
Hill relationship with Fang slowly percolates.

Love clearly sounds like another Chinese-Taiwanese variation on multi-cha-
racter rom-coms typified by Valentine’s Day and (Heaven forbid) New Year’s
Eve. However, Doze Nui’s film and its thematic predecessors such as Wing
Shya and Tony Chan’s Love in Space work so much better, perhaps because
they are never afraid of a little emotion or melodrama. Unlike Gary Marshall
schmaltz, one never gets the sense the cast-members are rolling their eyes
off camera. On the contrary, everyone involved with Love seems to understand
when you have deep feelings for someone that may not be reciprocal, it is a
very serious matter.

Love also has the benefit of legitimate chemistry within its ridiculously
attractive ensemble. Perhaps past familiarity helped. After pining for
 (Ivy) Chen Yi-han in Cheng Fen-fen’s Hear Me, (Eddie) Peng Yu-yan becomes
the object of her unrequited affections this time around, as Kai. He makes a
credible knucklehead again, while her turn as Yi-jia is just as sweet and
vulnerable. Likewise, Amber Kuo is equally sympathetic and engaging as Ni.

However, the (somewhat) senior cast members really provide the romantic sea-
soning. Superstar Shu Qi is absolutely radiant, putting Julia Roberts to sha-
me as Fang. She also convincingly expresses her character’s desire to find
self worth through productive work, an appealing theme largely foreign to
Hollywood and American indie productions (“Work? Huh, wha?”). As in his
previous film Monga, Doze Niu provides himself a key assist in a supporting
role. Although the comparative old timer, he brings far more charisma to
Uncle Lu than can be dismissed as Woody Allen-style vanity casting.
One could well imagine a single middle aged woman would be very interested
in meeting him.

Aptly titled, Love is/was perfect Valentine’s Day fare, but not
unrealistically so. It is pretty clear not every character will have a spot
on a loveseat when the music stops. Yet, it is an impossible movie not to
like. Recommended for all the secret sentimentalists out there who can
safely go to foreign films without losing their cineaste street cred,
Love officially opens this Friday (2/17) in New York at the AMC Empire
and in San Francisco at the AMC Metreon, from China Lion Entertainment.

Posted on February 16th, 2012 at 10:29am.


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