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This is known as the best Hong Kong-style romance comedy this year The movies have insulted three words: Hong Kong style, love and comedy. The scenes of the whole film almost only take place in an old apartment building, like paying tribute to " Love Apartment ". Apart from Hong Kong-style char siu, there is almost no Hong Kong element. It can be said that it can occur in any city in Guangdong.
Watching the title of the movie may make you feel like a pure love movie, but it turns out to be a bloody story about your younger brother falling in love with your older brother’s girlfriend. You thought the next one would be a fight, but in the end, the brothers reconciled again after a few words, and the theme of the film became "There is still true love in the world." It can be seen that the actors are trying to be funny, but the bad plot, exaggerated performance, and embarrassing "brothers" make people feel like they are watching a failed sketch.
There are only 6 main actors in the story, namely the old-fashioned photographer brother who works hard to maintain a big family; the ex-girlfriend Monica, who is paranoid and keen on keeping old things; he secretly admires Monica, two years after she broke up. The second brother who caught up with him; the third brother who resigned to form an e-sports team; the childhood sweetheart and the third brother's girlfriend Zhuzhu who cooked for full-time; and the cute internet celebrity Meow Meow who admired his elder brother since childhood.
After watching the whole movie, only Meow Meow looks like a normal person. The eldest brother and Monica have been in love for many years, but they broke up because they sent a message and typed a typo. The eldest brother is still obsessed with Monica, but he has never contacted her once in three years after they broke up. After two and a half years after they broke up, the second brother chased Monica into his girlfriend and even brought her back to his elder brother's house to live together.
Six people live under the same roof and eat at the same table. It is inevitable that quarrels, fights, bloody battles, and a big fight. Of course, it is natural to return to the family after a few words after breaking up. The eldest brother and his ex-girlfriend inevitably rekindled their old love, making the two brothers turn against each other. At this time, Miaomiao released a beautiful and intimate video of the brothers before. After watching it for a few seconds, they immediately shook hands and made peace. The video behind it was played with the beautiful and intimate video of the brother and his ex-girlfriend, and they instantly fought again. Except for Meow Meow who was struggling, the rest of the people did not act like adults in their thirties or forties, but were like children in their thirties or four years old playing house.
After the children play, they will naturally make up soon, and our three brothers will make up naturally. However, the relationship between the elder brother and his ex-girlfriend is still complicated. When the two asked what their relationship was, they actually said that they were not their girlfriends, not their lovers, not their love, not their hatred, not pedestrians, but were left alone to define and move forward together Family. The two have been in love for many years, but Monica didn't even know that the other party was red and green blind. This detail was discovered by Meow Meow, who had never known each other for a few days. The so-called love, the so-called infatuation, and the so-called entanglement may just be the wishful thinking of the elder brother.
Watching the complete movie, I don’t even know what the director wants to express. Express love? Apart from Miaomiao's admiration and concern for his elder brother, there is no way to see any sincere feelings between other couples. Express family affection? But how could a pair of brothers who value family affection be around an ex? Express humor? But what we see is just a mess, a mess and a bloody place.
Comparing the Shanghai-style love comedy " Love Myth " and "Love Apartment", although "Love Apartment" has been criticized for plagiarism, " Still Think You're the Best " frequently hangs "plagiarism" in the At the mouth. The photographer in the film takes photos as plagiarism, creative design encourages plagiarism, and even publicly shouts the slogan "Hong Kong culture, intrigue". I don't know whether this intention is ironic or self-deprecating.
Maybe the Cantonese audience can find some resonance in this movie, after all, there are fewer and fewer such family-themed Hong Kong films. However, handing over such a bad work is undoubtedly a poison to quench thirst.The only element that touches people in the whole film is the interlude "Or I think you're the best". This song was first published in the Jacky Cheung album " Love Spark " - it was 30 years ago in 1992, the former Hong Kong film The golden age.
