Shadows Of Love - Repeat I Love You - 影子愛人

Shadows Of Love (Repeat I Love You/影子愛人) is an 2011 film out of Zhong Guo. The movie was made jointly with Korean and Hong Kong investors, thus the movie is multinational. The movie stars Cecilia Cheung, Kwon Sang-woo, Angela Zhang, Jing Tian, and Sphinx Ting.

Cecilia is Paris, the CEO of a large company. In the middle of a large business deal, Paris goes missing. Her closest friends finds a look alike in florist Qin Xin. But they must teach a country bumpkin the high society. Can they do it in time to close the deal?

This movie was pretty entertaining. I think because it was such a outrageous premise, I went along with it, knowing that anything the story throws at you will be more than acceptable as the main premise is already out there. So, events line up one after the other to challenge if this bumpkin can really be "trained" for high society. Everyone in the film is good looking. You want to cheer them on.

Love Message - 愛情短訊 (短信一月追)

Love Message (愛情短訊/短信一月追) is a 2005 film out of China. The movie stars Leo Koo, Angela Chang, and Ren Quan. All three of these stars are major stars from their parts of Asia.

The movie is based in Shanghai. Angela Chang plays Sue. Leo Koo plays Kai, Sue's childhood friend. Ren Quan plays a playboy that enters their life for business reasons. Sue and Kai are good friends with Leung. Leung is currently studying aboard and engaged to Sue. Kai is secretly in love with Sue, but doesn't express this due to their friendship. Kai is super thrifty and brings Sue flowers everyday. Seriously, everyday. If Sue's co-worker didn't know that she was engaged to Leung, they would surely think Kai is the Sue's boyfriend. But Kai receives news from Leung and tells Sue that Leung won't be coming back to Shanghai. Sue is depressed and Kai cannot cheer her up. Enter Ren Quan.

The movie was quite interesting. I didn't know what to expect while I was watching the movie. None of the three are great at acting. But they get their point across. I was enthralled at grand shots of Shanghai. Not a great movie, but I didn't hate it either.