It had me until the end....then I wanted to throw things at the screen....
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..there are many way worse.. you just have to relax and let it flow..
bjarias11 December 2016
This is a nicely done romantic-drama with an Asian twist. The leads are well matched. She is seriously gorgeous (from every camera angle), and an actor that many will definitely be on the lookout for in the future. The third important lead in the film is the city of Hong Kong itself. For those who have never been, it gives a very good feel and look inside this bustling metropolis. It's a simple story.. one that's been told time and again. They're both with other people, and cross paths with someone to whom they both have an attraction and almost instant connection. The dialogue comes easy, time moves along at a relaxed pace, although the story lacks complexity. It happens infrequently, but here's another rom-com-drama where there's no kissing, and little touching (except for a handshake and a brief dance). Of course running into each other the second time (especially in this complex city) would be nothing short of miraculous, but without it there is no movie. At the end do they make one more stop.. they want you feeling the answer is in her final glance.
I am so mad I really wanted to love this!
andreamsecchi22 April 2016
It is impossible not to think about Before Sunrise when watching this movie: two people meet in a beautiful foreign city and spend the night talking to each other. This movie was really frustrating, as I love Hong Kong and I love the two main actors, still, the superficiality of the writing and lack of depth during the whole movie was such a disappointment. The movie even lacks rhythm, as sometimes it takes forever and then it rushes to the end. There wasn't any grow or character deepening, there is no development in their conversation as it is always the same; by the end of the movie, the relationship between them didn't feel any closer than it was at the beginning. That is why it is so difficult to make a movie so much alike another, because I couldn't help but compare all along. Don't get me wrong, I love rom-coms, so this should have been and easy win. Maybe this could work for younger audiences that haven't seen the "Before..." movies.
A sweet romantic film
Gordon-1124 December 2015
This film tells the romantic encounters happening over two nights in Hong Kong between an expat American man and an Chinese American woman.
It's so refreshing to see an English language film shot entirely in Hong Kong. The filmmakers obviously passionate about Hong Kong, and has incorporated many always of local life into the film. It's nice to see both expat lives and local lives depicted in the film, though I would like desserts and karaoke in the film too! The plot is very romantic, I can actually understand how the woman gets jealous despite having just met the man. It also briefly and superficially explores the cultural divide and barriers of a cross cultural relationship. I enjoyed watching this film.
It's so refreshing to see an English language film shot entirely in Hong Kong. The filmmakers obviously passionate about Hong Kong, and has incorporated many always of local life into the film. It's nice to see both expat lives and local lives depicted in the film, though I would like desserts and karaoke in the film too! The plot is very romantic, I can actually understand how the woman gets jealous despite having just met the man. It also briefly and superficially explores the cultural divide and barriers of a cross cultural relationship. I enjoyed watching this film.
Worthy of Consideration
sq8188-162-45805928 May 2016
ALREADY TOMORROW in Hong Kong
Comparison with "BEFORE SUNRISE" comes naturally, yet this drama pushes the envelop further. Chinese American girl Ruby strikes up random acquaintance with ex-pat Josh, spends seemingly endless hours in Hong Kong's gorgeous night scene, filled with interesting characters, but mostly indulged in each other's company. Director Emily Ting skillfully delivered the punches at the right time. Like when Ruby facilely tells Josh that Greg (or is it Daniel ) who is coming to Hong Kong to help Ruby pack for return to the states and imminent engagement. "Now I don't know what I want!" gasped Ruby, as the taxi driver announced she has arrived at her stop. Real choice to make, and up a whole level from "Before Sunrise" because that movie ended on platonic note but here Josh and Ruby are faced with life decision, right in the cab. Diaglogs were intelligent and reflect how two middle class early thirty couple would talk. What could have been done better - not much except, Director Ting could add more filler to time between the two meet again, to space out the time and show a little what their lives apart from each other is like. And it bothers me a little that a Chinese American girl living in Los Angeles knows nothing of the language and culture of her own people. Even after a year of her job assignment to live in Kowloon (the twin city) that she exhibits no familiarity of things Chinese. If you overlook these two flaws, you have a very intimate and engaging romance.
By the way I totally disagree with other review who called this movie poorly lit. The bar scenes at the Lan Qui Lane, the ferry boat, the street scene with the hawkers were brilliantly lit; the street opera set does look dark but in fact that is how it looks exactly . It is properly lit to capture the exact nuance of Hong Kong. Director Ting obviously knows and loves Hong Kong.
Comparison with "BEFORE SUNRISE" comes naturally, yet this drama pushes the envelop further. Chinese American girl Ruby strikes up random acquaintance with ex-pat Josh, spends seemingly endless hours in Hong Kong's gorgeous night scene, filled with interesting characters, but mostly indulged in each other's company. Director Emily Ting skillfully delivered the punches at the right time. Like when Ruby facilely tells Josh that Greg (or is it Daniel ) who is coming to Hong Kong to help Ruby pack for return to the states and imminent engagement. "Now I don't know what I want!" gasped Ruby, as the taxi driver announced she has arrived at her stop. Real choice to make, and up a whole level from "Before Sunrise" because that movie ended on platonic note but here Josh and Ruby are faced with life decision, right in the cab. Diaglogs were intelligent and reflect how two middle class early thirty couple would talk. What could have been done better - not much except, Director Ting could add more filler to time between the two meet again, to space out the time and show a little what their lives apart from each other is like. And it bothers me a little that a Chinese American girl living in Los Angeles knows nothing of the language and culture of her own people. Even after a year of her job assignment to live in Kowloon (the twin city) that she exhibits no familiarity of things Chinese. If you overlook these two flaws, you have a very intimate and engaging romance.
By the way I totally disagree with other review who called this movie poorly lit. The bar scenes at the Lan Qui Lane, the ferry boat, the street scene with the hawkers were brilliantly lit; the street opera set does look dark but in fact that is how it looks exactly . It is properly lit to capture the exact nuance of Hong Kong. Director Ting obviously knows and loves Hong Kong.
Déjà Vu
JillElizaOr13 August 2019
If you love "Before Sunset," you should watch this movie, because it's basically the same exact film. It's just 20 years later in a different international city with different characters playing out nearly the same night.
A movie that I can relate to
aaawwq19 July 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Two month ago, an American broke up with me, after two weeks' dating. I am a Chinese, btw, living in my own country. The excuse he gave me was we had no connection. I have to thank to this film for helping me out of my confusions.
Josh, the leading role in this film, is an American who has been living in Hong Kong for ten years. He has been in a two-year relationship with a Chinese girl who got her university degree in America. However, the moment he talks to Ruby, an American who he has met twice and who is to stay in Hong Kong for a year, he knows what real "connection" is. They are raised up in similar language and culture background. They watched the same cartoons as kids and they enjoy jokes and puns that people brought up in another world cannot understand.
I see comments like "these two people are just talking very shallow topics" thus they are not really liking each other but just flirting. I agree that the two characters do not really have mutual understanding in anything profound like world outlook or share a similar taste in arts and literature. But so what? In a foreign place, the two are the best they can find for each other.
Josh, the leading role in this film, is an American who has been living in Hong Kong for ten years. He has been in a two-year relationship with a Chinese girl who got her university degree in America. However, the moment he talks to Ruby, an American who he has met twice and who is to stay in Hong Kong for a year, he knows what real "connection" is. They are raised up in similar language and culture background. They watched the same cartoons as kids and they enjoy jokes and puns that people brought up in another world cannot understand.
I see comments like "these two people are just talking very shallow topics" thus they are not really liking each other but just flirting. I agree that the two characters do not really have mutual understanding in anything profound like world outlook or share a similar taste in arts and literature. But so what? In a foreign place, the two are the best they can find for each other.
A well detailed movie which keeps you stuck to the screen till the end.
awaisnisar2717 June 2016
a kind of move which gives you a virtual tour of some of the local and main tourist spots of Hong Kong and a story which get you glued to your screen. The music was soothing and the performance by both the leads was phenomenal. I will not consider it a romantic movie because it was more about the relativity of their life. Both the characters who are in a relationship are trying to escape from their long time relationship while they are still trying to tell each other how happy they are in their relationship was a bit intriguing and cause of suspense towards the climax. Honesty i did't expected this type of ending to this movie. What i loved about the movie most is the location. This movie will literally take you to the tour of the Hong Kong city and beautiful depiction of the charm of the city.
A good rom-com, wish it had a better ending!
trimblecali1 July 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I liked this movie. I don't know how some people say they don't have chemistry, they're MARRIED in real life. I thought they had a great chemistry in the film and both good actors. I really wish the ending wasn't such a cliffhanger, so unsatisfying. That was my biggest thing I didn't like about the film.
A charming romance that could have had a better ending
ComedyFan201027 November 2017
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A romance which is very realistic and makes one want to watch without having much action happening.
The movie is basically them just spending time together and talking. About nothing really, just like in Seinfeld. This is basically what makes the movie charming. It is the realistic view on how people get to know each other.
It is hard to point out why they have feelings for each other. But there is definite chemistry. Not surprising since the main actors are a couple in real life. I guess it is the kind of situation where you feel feelings yet don't know yet what to do about them. In this situation it is even harder since the characters are in serious relationships. Should they risk what they already have for what seems to be a big love or risk having the big love for the comfortable relationships.
Loved the acting, of course the chemistry shouldn't have been to hard since they are really together, but there is also all the facial expressions .
The scenery is great. One wants to visit Hong Kong when seeing how beautiful it is.
I usually have no issues with inconclusive movie endings, but here I wish they have done a bit more.
The movie is basically them just spending time together and talking. About nothing really, just like in Seinfeld. This is basically what makes the movie charming. It is the realistic view on how people get to know each other.
It is hard to point out why they have feelings for each other. But there is definite chemistry. Not surprising since the main actors are a couple in real life. I guess it is the kind of situation where you feel feelings yet don't know yet what to do about them. In this situation it is even harder since the characters are in serious relationships. Should they risk what they already have for what seems to be a big love or risk having the big love for the comfortable relationships.
Loved the acting, of course the chemistry shouldn't have been to hard since they are really together, but there is also all the facial expressions .
The scenery is great. One wants to visit Hong Kong when seeing how beautiful it is.
I usually have no issues with inconclusive movie endings, but here I wish they have done a bit more.
Before Sunrise/Sunset relocated to Hong Kong
LambBhuna11 April 2016
Warning: Spoilers
I've a love for both The Before Trilogy/Series and Hong Kong. Having seen those movies many times and exploring Hong Kong for many months.
I was excited to see this movie after reading the short synopsis but it wasn't apparent to me how influenced by The Before Series this movie is. It's so influenced it could be considered a remake but shot in another location.
I feel Miss Ting could have added more of her own creativity into the mix to try make this into something other than a clone of the Before set.
Scenes like the karaoke/Cantonese Opera and the Fortune Teller seem like they were put in to mirror aspects of those movies. Even the run time is similar as this is a short movie.
The movie was also poorly lit. I appreciate it was shot at night but there were times when it affected my viewing.
I didn't feel like the two leads had any chemistry and unlike the dialogue in Before Sunrise/Before Sunset I wasn't that interested in what they had to say.
I really enjoyed the journey as it was a walk around Hong Kong so I probably rated this higher than if it was set somewhere I had never been.
Maybe I'd have rated this higher if I'd never seen the Before Series but ultimately having seen those superior movies I felt a big disappointment.
It felt more like a student movie to me, even down to the soundtrack. The lyrics that roll over at the end made me laugh. Rhymes for Kowloon Tong.....
Go watch Before Sunrise/Before Sunset instead.
I was excited to see this movie after reading the short synopsis but it wasn't apparent to me how influenced by The Before Series this movie is. It's so influenced it could be considered a remake but shot in another location.
I feel Miss Ting could have added more of her own creativity into the mix to try make this into something other than a clone of the Before set.
Scenes like the karaoke/Cantonese Opera and the Fortune Teller seem like they were put in to mirror aspects of those movies. Even the run time is similar as this is a short movie.
The movie was also poorly lit. I appreciate it was shot at night but there were times when it affected my viewing.
I didn't feel like the two leads had any chemistry and unlike the dialogue in Before Sunrise/Before Sunset I wasn't that interested in what they had to say.
I really enjoyed the journey as it was a walk around Hong Kong so I probably rated this higher than if it was set somewhere I had never been.
Maybe I'd have rated this higher if I'd never seen the Before Series but ultimately having seen those superior movies I felt a big disappointment.
It felt more like a student movie to me, even down to the soundtrack. The lyrics that roll over at the end made me laugh. Rhymes for Kowloon Tong.....
Go watch Before Sunrise/Before Sunset instead.
It's meant for people who have been in the same situation.
OrangeFlavoredChocolates7 November 2018
Warning: Spoilers
I have to be honest. For a person who likes to critique parts of a movie like plot, character development, story flow etc., it's not one of the best ones out there. Yes it could've had more depth to it, but I think this movie is meant for someone who can relate to it as a whole. It's main undertone is about being in a situation where it feels right even if you KNOW that it's wrong. Josh having a drink with Ruby the first time they met while Josh's girlfriend is at a different bar celebrating her birthday and Ruby still tagging along with Josh the 2nd time they meet even if both of them are in relationships.
A lot of people have been there before, being in a committed relationship where you KNOW that you love the person that you're with and then out of nowhere, you meet someone that makes you question everything about your current relationship and even more about yourself. For people who have been in a similar situation, you are kept on edge as the movie goes along because you wanna see how they figure it out and if a "happy ending" is waiting. The best part of the movie is the conversation they had on the cab on the way to Ruby's apartment where Josh is supposed to drop her off before he heads home. Here, they both admit their feelings for one another (as if we didn't know it already) but at the same time, still acknowledging that they love the people that they are currently with and they don't want to hurt them. You can see pain in both their eyes because they know that in their hearts, they want to explore a whole different chapter of their lives with each other. It does not make it any easier when they both realize that the things that "goes over the heads" of their partners, is the very thing that makes them like each other so much. It makes it more complicated when Ruby admits that she is engaged and is leaving Hong Kong in a few days. The last scene where Ruby looks at the taxi driver, deciding whether or not she should let Josh come up to her apartment before the screen turns to black gives the audience an open ending.
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong is a romantic and light movie that explores the greatest irony of love "Meeting the right person at the wrong time".
A lot of people have been there before, being in a committed relationship where you KNOW that you love the person that you're with and then out of nowhere, you meet someone that makes you question everything about your current relationship and even more about yourself. For people who have been in a similar situation, you are kept on edge as the movie goes along because you wanna see how they figure it out and if a "happy ending" is waiting. The best part of the movie is the conversation they had on the cab on the way to Ruby's apartment where Josh is supposed to drop her off before he heads home. Here, they both admit their feelings for one another (as if we didn't know it already) but at the same time, still acknowledging that they love the people that they are currently with and they don't want to hurt them. You can see pain in both their eyes because they know that in their hearts, they want to explore a whole different chapter of their lives with each other. It does not make it any easier when they both realize that the things that "goes over the heads" of their partners, is the very thing that makes them like each other so much. It makes it more complicated when Ruby admits that she is engaged and is leaving Hong Kong in a few days. The last scene where Ruby looks at the taxi driver, deciding whether or not she should let Josh come up to her apartment before the screen turns to black gives the audience an open ending.
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong is a romantic and light movie that explores the greatest irony of love "Meeting the right person at the wrong time".
A nice romantic movie that makes you fall in love with Hong Kong
subxerogravity18 February 2016
Two foreigners in a foreign land share an attraction that leads to a beautiful night in Hong Kong. One year later these two strangers meet again and share yet another beautiful night together in the city.
What I most love about the film is how Hong Kong itself becomes the third character in the film as Ruby and Josh take a long walk around the city soaking up the culture and the nightlife. The film makes Hong Kong the place to be.
It's a great romantic film about relationships as well. How two people can just make the type of connection that happens in one moment but can last forever.
This could have went faulty if the acting was not up to par. A lot of the movie is looking at the scenery of Hong Kong while basically watching these two go on two very successful dates that involve a lot of talking (I've become aware that the two main actors are actually a couple in real life,so that definitely helps)
A romantic movie done the way I like it. Less formulated than usual and very character driven.
What I most love about the film is how Hong Kong itself becomes the third character in the film as Ruby and Josh take a long walk around the city soaking up the culture and the nightlife. The film makes Hong Kong the place to be.
It's a great romantic film about relationships as well. How two people can just make the type of connection that happens in one moment but can last forever.
This could have went faulty if the acting was not up to par. A lot of the movie is looking at the scenery of Hong Kong while basically watching these two go on two very successful dates that involve a lot of talking (I've become aware that the two main actors are actually a couple in real life,so that definitely helps)
A romantic movie done the way I like it. Less formulated than usual and very character driven.
Basically a travel journal with a clumsy romance
funkybassgirl13 July 2016
Warning: Spoilers
A lot of reviews praise on how "real" this feels. Yes, it feels real in some ways, that it unfolds like a real date would unfold, but also the bad writing and clumsy acting continuously break that illusion.
The first twenty minutes of this is just them walking around Hong Kong asking each other about their backstories. Literally just backstory info-dump throughout this whole thing. Yes, the conversation is what you would really have on a real date, but you end up feeling third wheel. So fun.
The point of a story is to have something happen, and nothing really happens. The only decent thing that happens in this first segment is she is Chinese (though the actress is Korean?), and he is an American ex-pat, and he knows his way around the city better than her. They build on it a little bit when she keeps needing directions, and then when he finds a non-touristy bar to chill out in, but really this whole first 20 minutes is just about lazy info-dump.
Eventually, spoiler alert, it's revealed that he already has a girlfriend. Sorry, but this is probably the most cliché trope in cinema. "You're great... but I already have a girlfriend... but only if I had met you first!" Then they bump into each other on a ferry a year later, and then they both have S.O.s but go on an amazing errand adventure together to pick up some clothes from the trailer.
The writing is weak, and the acting is bad. The only redeeming quality is the cinematography makes great use of Hong Kong, and you learn a little about Hong Kong culture. Basically, it's a travel journal with a clumsy romance.
The first twenty minutes of this is just them walking around Hong Kong asking each other about their backstories. Literally just backstory info-dump throughout this whole thing. Yes, the conversation is what you would really have on a real date, but you end up feeling third wheel. So fun.
The point of a story is to have something happen, and nothing really happens. The only decent thing that happens in this first segment is she is Chinese (though the actress is Korean?), and he is an American ex-pat, and he knows his way around the city better than her. They build on it a little bit when she keeps needing directions, and then when he finds a non-touristy bar to chill out in, but really this whole first 20 minutes is just about lazy info-dump.
Eventually, spoiler alert, it's revealed that he already has a girlfriend. Sorry, but this is probably the most cliché trope in cinema. "You're great... but I already have a girlfriend... but only if I had met you first!" Then they bump into each other on a ferry a year later, and then they both have S.O.s but go on an amazing errand adventure together to pick up some clothes from the trailer.
The writing is weak, and the acting is bad. The only redeeming quality is the cinematography makes great use of Hong Kong, and you learn a little about Hong Kong culture. Basically, it's a travel journal with a clumsy romance.
Great movie, disappointing ending
Holly-394568 July 2020
Warning: Spoilers
After reading many of the comments, I see we all clearly have different conclusions from this movie. I though the on screen chemistry was great and it was quite obvious they have a relationship off screen. because the flirting was contagious. I thought the dialogue was very believable and the cinematography and the way the displayed Hong Kong was spectacular. I just wished there was a clear ending. Based on hearing Emily Ting (the write and director) thoughts and what Bryan Greenberg the lead actor, I'm guessing he didn't go to her apartment. Timing was wrong for Ruby and Josh.
Film never rises above its references
ReganRebecca3 January 2017
In 1995 Richard Linklater released Before Sunrise, a romantic film about two young people who meet abruptly in Europe and over the course of an evening fall in love as they walk and talk. The magic of the film is in its very simplicity, bare as it is of special effects or overly dramatic plotting. It's spurred a generation of imitators that all keep trying to capture the magic and the chemistry of that movie and unfortunately most can't survive the comparison to that wonderful film.
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong is a movie made in the wake of Before Sunrise. Though the details of the people and the setting are different this is ultimately a walking and talking and falling in love movie. Ruby (Jamie Chung) is an American of Chinese descent who is planning to meet her friends for a drink but who can't locate the bar on her gps-less phone. Overhearing her dilemma, Josh (Bryan Greenberg), a white American expat, offers to walk her to her location. Over the course of their walk a connection sparks between them though when they arrive at their location Josh reveals something which sends Ruby into a rage and the two part on bad terms, only to be reunited completely by accident a year later when they meet on a ferry.
Movies like this always rest on the strength of the characters and the chemistry of the actors and sadly both are really lacking here. Ruby, and Josh in particular, are not that interesting. Also, despite that the fact that the actors were engaged at the time of filming, they bizarrely lack chemistry. Ruby seems (rightly) defensive and sharp tongued a lot of the time, which makes sense since Josh is a complete stranger and she's in a foreign country, but on the flip side it's confusing why Josh would keep making pains to try to get to know her when, at least initially, she isn't interesting.
Emily Ting shows promise as a director, but I can't help wishing she had chosen a more original plot that wouldn't suffer comparisons to a movie that has been so lauded and is held so dear for so many.
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong is a movie made in the wake of Before Sunrise. Though the details of the people and the setting are different this is ultimately a walking and talking and falling in love movie. Ruby (Jamie Chung) is an American of Chinese descent who is planning to meet her friends for a drink but who can't locate the bar on her gps-less phone. Overhearing her dilemma, Josh (Bryan Greenberg), a white American expat, offers to walk her to her location. Over the course of their walk a connection sparks between them though when they arrive at their location Josh reveals something which sends Ruby into a rage and the two part on bad terms, only to be reunited completely by accident a year later when they meet on a ferry.
Movies like this always rest on the strength of the characters and the chemistry of the actors and sadly both are really lacking here. Ruby, and Josh in particular, are not that interesting. Also, despite that the fact that the actors were engaged at the time of filming, they bizarrely lack chemistry. Ruby seems (rightly) defensive and sharp tongued a lot of the time, which makes sense since Josh is a complete stranger and she's in a foreign country, but on the flip side it's confusing why Josh would keep making pains to try to get to know her when, at least initially, she isn't interesting.
Emily Ting shows promise as a director, but I can't help wishing she had chosen a more original plot that wouldn't suffer comparisons to a movie that has been so lauded and is held so dear for so many.
Decent indie flick
katelin-k23 June 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Pretty much my plot summary-- So this American guy who has been living in Hong Kong meets an Asian American girl who is in China on business. They spend a night out on the city and both appear interested in one another until the guy admits he has a girlfriend. Girl, understandably annoyed, decides to end their venture there, but neither one really wants to let go. A year passes and much to each the others shock they run in to each other again. This time around they are both in relationships but decide that they should have another fun night. Their emotional bond grows deeper as the night passes leaving them questioning their current relationships and wheather or not this bond they have formed is enough to cheat on their significant others.
A Hong Kong Minute
kyleshabet15 June 2017
About: When toy designer Ruby (Jamie Chung) meets aspiring writer and expat Josh (Bryan Greenberg) at a bar, a walk through Hong Kong turns out to be the start of something special.
Review: First time feature director Emily Ting beautifully directs this love letter to Hong Kong, which examines the everyday sights of the bustling city alongside the budding romance between two very different characters. The two leads have sizzling chemistry, which isn't surprising since they're a couple in real life, but that kind of energy shines through the screen - which is aided by the natural dialogue that ensues. Which brings me to the flaws. The film doesn't quite have the intellectual spark or the intrigue within the conversations as it's similar premised Before Sunrise trilogy, there's some complications to their meeting but the dialogue stays strictly mundane.
I enjoyed the sweetness of the movie, the way the characters interacted and the way the movie pointed out the different perspectives that a foreigner might have on the place. I just get the story could have been enhanced more.
Review: First time feature director Emily Ting beautifully directs this love letter to Hong Kong, which examines the everyday sights of the bustling city alongside the budding romance between two very different characters. The two leads have sizzling chemistry, which isn't surprising since they're a couple in real life, but that kind of energy shines through the screen - which is aided by the natural dialogue that ensues. Which brings me to the flaws. The film doesn't quite have the intellectual spark or the intrigue within the conversations as it's similar premised Before Sunrise trilogy, there's some complications to their meeting but the dialogue stays strictly mundane.
I enjoyed the sweetness of the movie, the way the characters interacted and the way the movie pointed out the different perspectives that a foreigner might have on the place. I just get the story could have been enhanced more.
Awkwardly beautiful
davidantzelevitch25 April 2021
Such a loop
moxinni17 March 2019
Some people may say it's a love story,but I prefer to consider it as a travel documentary film of HK or a private diary that one guy did a bit of soul-searching in two nights with a girl.
People can enjoy this romantic comedies.Or, to give some thought of our lives(dreams).
Ooooof, that was excruciating.
germanfisher29 April 2021
Sequel please
sherleyjean14 August 2020
I really loved the movie it was so realistic ..I love how the plot developed and the conversation were normal and not forced ..I didn't feel like they were reading from a script it felt normal but the ending really pissed me off I was really sitting at the edge of my couch waiting for them to go up and make love ..I think that would have been epic ..I get wanting to be different and not cliche but it fell flat ..the ending was EXTREMELY disappointing
She totally would have gotten lost.
allboyzokfarm17 April 2021
More Hong Kong, less of these two
smasonnc9 May 2016
Warning: Spoilers
I wanted to love this movie because Hong Kong was portrayed so beautifully. They got a lot of aspects of Hong Kong right, but the two main characters had no chemistry and the acting was so bad it was distracting.
The script, assuming this drivel wasn't all ad-libbed, was contrived and unimaginative. First of all, the guy, Josh, was in finance and the girl, Ruby, encourages him to "follow his dream" of becoming a writer. Why do the villagers all have their pitchforks out for bankers? It's low hanging fruit. He wants to be a writer, but for someone who minored in English lit, his grammar is atrocious. What if his dream is to live in one of the most exciting cities in the world and not have to sell his blood to live?
So Josh, on the advice of a girl he met once, quits his cushy bank job and decides to write full time. Paying rent in Hong Kong is tough even on a banker's salary. I hope he saved a lot of those bonus checks, so he can afford to be an unemployed writer in one of the most expensive cities in the world. He's so much cooler, though, what with the hipstery beard and plaid shirt and all.
I noticed a few technical aspects which were probably dramatic license. The night they first meet, Josh offers to show Ruby to Lan Kwai Fong, which is 10 minutes away. The way he took her was the complete opposite direction and the escalator only goes up at night so they couldn't have taken it to Lan Kwai Fong. They even threw in a shot of a tram which is not even close to where they were going. Was he being creepy taking her the long way or was it for scenic effect?
I gave it 4/10 because the Hong Kong scenery looked gorgeous. I have to give the filmmakers credit for making the Temple Street Night Market actually look like fun instead of a vast assortment of cheap tourist crap. Another transit issue, they went through all that to find a taxi to HK Island when the fast, cheap MTR is right there. That's probably because the MTR is not nearly as cozy and romantic a setting in which to decide whether or not you are cheating on your significant other. BTW, if you have to keep a relationship secret, you are.
As a love letter to Hong Kong, this works. As a love story, it falls flat. I would watch it again, only this time with the sound off.
The script, assuming this drivel wasn't all ad-libbed, was contrived and unimaginative. First of all, the guy, Josh, was in finance and the girl, Ruby, encourages him to "follow his dream" of becoming a writer. Why do the villagers all have their pitchforks out for bankers? It's low hanging fruit. He wants to be a writer, but for someone who minored in English lit, his grammar is atrocious. What if his dream is to live in one of the most exciting cities in the world and not have to sell his blood to live?
So Josh, on the advice of a girl he met once, quits his cushy bank job and decides to write full time. Paying rent in Hong Kong is tough even on a banker's salary. I hope he saved a lot of those bonus checks, so he can afford to be an unemployed writer in one of the most expensive cities in the world. He's so much cooler, though, what with the hipstery beard and plaid shirt and all.
I noticed a few technical aspects which were probably dramatic license. The night they first meet, Josh offers to show Ruby to Lan Kwai Fong, which is 10 minutes away. The way he took her was the complete opposite direction and the escalator only goes up at night so they couldn't have taken it to Lan Kwai Fong. They even threw in a shot of a tram which is not even close to where they were going. Was he being creepy taking her the long way or was it for scenic effect?
I gave it 4/10 because the Hong Kong scenery looked gorgeous. I have to give the filmmakers credit for making the Temple Street Night Market actually look like fun instead of a vast assortment of cheap tourist crap. Another transit issue, they went through all that to find a taxi to HK Island when the fast, cheap MTR is right there. That's probably because the MTR is not nearly as cozy and romantic a setting in which to decide whether or not you are cheating on your significant other. BTW, if you have to keep a relationship secret, you are.
As a love letter to Hong Kong, this works. As a love story, it falls flat. I would watch it again, only this time with the sound off.
A Cautionary Romance
EggOrChicken15 August 2020
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot, over and over... A cautionary tail at best, it's almost like watching a horror movie. You keep saying to the tv "No, that's a horrible idea. Don't! Stop!" Lol. Otherwise Great film!
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