I respectfully disagree with the other reviewer who gave it paltry 3 stars.
The central theme of this film was to make fun of our celebrity obsessed society. How this in turn leads to near constant narcissistic behavior of the celebrities.
Meanwhile it also shows how an entire industry has developed around such people! We see it in real life in the US!! The spin masters, PR firms, promoters endless talking heads on TV especially for political leaders!!
Andy Lau is the central character who plays this conflict laden personality superbly in my humble opinion. Never seen any of his films before. (Shame on me!) Every single subtle move, expression is exquisitely executed. Again my humble opinion.
I congratulate TIFF snagging this film as their World Premiere. Kudos to them.
Photography and music score were superb. Some of the shots were almost picture frame perfect! Supporting cast were impressive.
Just as a disclosure I am not of Asian descent. So very little bias in this review!
This gets an easy 9 stars from me.
The central theme of this film was to make fun of our celebrity obsessed society. How this in turn leads to near constant narcissistic behavior of the celebrities.
Meanwhile it also shows how an entire industry has developed around such people! We see it in real life in the US!! The spin masters, PR firms, promoters endless talking heads on TV especially for political leaders!!
Andy Lau is the central character who plays this conflict laden personality superbly in my humble opinion. Never seen any of his films before. (Shame on me!) Every single subtle move, expression is exquisitely executed. Again my humble opinion.
I congratulate TIFF snagging this film as their World Premiere. Kudos to them.
Photography and music score were superb. Some of the shots were almost picture frame perfect! Supporting cast were impressive.
Just as a disclosure I am not of Asian descent. So very little bias in this review!
This gets an easy 9 stars from me.