“I Know A Woman’s Heart” is a Chinese remake of the film “What Women Want” that came out in 2000 starring Helen Hunt and Mel Gibson. This time director Daming Chen tries his hand at this rom-com with Andy Lau & Gong Li instead of Hunt & Gibson.
Andy Lau has become a triple threat: he can act, he can dance and he can sing and that gets him the nod for the Wow-Factor. Here he becomes Sun Zi Gang, a male chauvinist who doesn’t necessarily look down on women but rather seems to have figured them out quite easily a long time ago. His method? A smile and a compliment. Or a lie and a smile, which ever works best. The only problem for Sun is when they come back… then he calls in his man Tip to gently ease them out of the way. Sun is a big-shot exec in a bigger company,...
Andy Lau has become a triple threat: he can act, he can dance and he can sing and that gets him the nod for the Wow-Factor. Here he becomes Sun Zi Gang, a male chauvinist who doesn’t necessarily look down on women but rather seems to have figured them out quite easily a long time ago. His method? A smile and a compliment. Or a lie and a smile, which ever works best. The only problem for Sun is when they come back… then he calls in his man Tip to gently ease them out of the way. Sun is a big-shot exec in a bigger company,...
- 4/26/2012
- by The0racle
- AsianMoviePulse
Wushu
Stars: Sammo Hung, Wei Dong, Wu Dazhou, Lie Xin, Shi Yao, Liang Zhicheng, Zhang Jin, Tei Nan | Written by Dennis Chan & Ho Leung Lau | Directed by Antony Szeto
“Raised by their grandmother since their mother’s death, nine-year-old Li Yi (Wei Dong) and his younger brother Li Er (Wu Dazhou) are about to start a new life with their father, Li Hui (Sammo Hung), a teacher at an elite Chinese martial arts school which they are to attend. Their mischief-filled first day introduces them to fellow pupils Fong Fong (Lie Xin), Xiao Zhang (Shi Yao) and Yang Yauwu (Liang Zhicheng) and a life-long allegiance between the five friends is soon formed.
Ten years later, in their final year of college, Li Yi, Fong Fong and Yang have become the school’s top Wushu students, while Li Er and Xiao Zhang are the top two Sanda fighters, all working hard...
Stars: Sammo Hung, Wei Dong, Wu Dazhou, Lie Xin, Shi Yao, Liang Zhicheng, Zhang Jin, Tei Nan | Written by Dennis Chan & Ho Leung Lau | Directed by Antony Szeto
“Raised by their grandmother since their mother’s death, nine-year-old Li Yi (Wei Dong) and his younger brother Li Er (Wu Dazhou) are about to start a new life with their father, Li Hui (Sammo Hung), a teacher at an elite Chinese martial arts school which they are to attend. Their mischief-filled first day introduces them to fellow pupils Fong Fong (Lie Xin), Xiao Zhang (Shi Yao) and Yang Yauwu (Liang Zhicheng) and a life-long allegiance between the five friends is soon formed.
Ten years later, in their final year of college, Li Yi, Fong Fong and Yang have become the school’s top Wushu students, while Li Er and Xiao Zhang are the top two Sanda fighters, all working hard...
- 4/1/2011
- by Baron Fornightly
- Nerdly
Director: Antony Szeto. Review: Adam Wing. Jackie Chan is on board as executive producer of Wushu - The Young Generation, which is hardly surprising when you consider that it’s young stars are genuine martial artists plucked from obscurity and thrown onto the big screen in the hope of discovering the next big thing. Antony Szeto takes on directorial duties, telling the tale of newbie martial arts students facing a variety of challenges as they prepare to graduate. Leading the pack are Wang Wen Jie and Liu Feng Chao, and martial arts legend Sammo Hung provides hefty support as both wushu instructor and father of two of the boys. We first meet Li Yi (Wang Wen Jie) and Li Er (Wang Ya Chao) at a very young age, starting their journey through school and into manhood. Li Yi is tipped to win a hotly contested wushu competition, but he insists...
- 3/30/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Could I possibly have picked two martial arts films further apart on the ratings scale than Wushu and Fireball? On one end of the spectrum is the first "family" martial-arts film I've ever seen that wasn't American in origin, and on the other end is pure martial-arts porn, in which whatever plot is present serves to string hard-core brutal action sequences together. Both films are now available on DVD from Lionsgate Films.
Jackie Chan Presents Wushu
As executive producer of Wushu, martial-arts legend Jackie Chan introduces a new generation of talented martial artists in such a way that this film will please fans young and old. Antony Szeto -- known for his animated fantasy film Dragonblade -- directed Wushu and also choreographed all the stunts.
Talented and seasoned actor Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (Kung Fu Hustle, The Medallion) supports the young cast as Li Hui, father to brothers Li Yi (Wenjie Wang...
Jackie Chan Presents Wushu
As executive producer of Wushu, martial-arts legend Jackie Chan introduces a new generation of talented martial artists in such a way that this film will please fans young and old. Antony Szeto -- known for his animated fantasy film Dragonblade -- directed Wushu and also choreographed all the stunts.
Talented and seasoned actor Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (Kung Fu Hustle, The Medallion) supports the young cast as Li Hui, father to brothers Li Yi (Wenjie Wang...
- 1/28/2010
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
A man from the country ventures to the big city to find his lost son only to discover he may have lost his daughter. In this melodramatic Chinese film from Wang Chao, the only interesting spin is that The Old Man is an intellectual long exiled to the country by Mao's fascistic henchmen during the Cultural Revolution. Predictable and narratively uninspired, this Un Certain Regard entrant is unlikely to generate interest beyond its homeland.
Once they've seen Paree, you can't keep them down on the farm -- especially in emerging China, where twentysomething Li Yan Hong (Tian Yuan) has ventured to the big city and, like many country girls before her, found work in a house of ill repute. In this spin, she smiles and a whole lot more as an escort at a Vegas-style karaoke club. When her papa (Wu You Cai) arrives, it's the same old story: Keep the bad news from Daddy as long as you can. In this case, it doesn't take long for the old countryman to get the picture, especially when he's met by her roommates' frillies hanging across apartment entranceway as well as stumbles upon a visiting "client."
While the story line slogs through the predictability of Papa's finding out, it veers into a subplot involving The Old Man's lost son and young woman's brother. He simply hasn't written in years, and The Old Man sets out to find him. A sympathetic policeman (Li Yi Qing) takes him into the deeper bowels of the big city, and, as you might guess, the young girl's thug/karaoke-owner boyfriend (Wang Hong) had something to do with the boy's "disappearance."
A slight film noir spun around a family plot, Luxury Car features no surprises, and Wang's storytelling is slow and plodding. Audiences will see everything coming long before it is painstakingly detailed.
Nevertheless, the performances are subtle and smart, especially Wu as the cagey father. As the wayward daughter, Chinese pop star Tian is both tender and seductive.
Luxury Car is nicely polished by director of photography Liu Yong Hong's glossy cityscape illuminations.
LUXURY CAR
Rosem Films and Bai Bu Ting Media in co-production with Arte France Cinema with the support of the Fonds Sud Cinema-CNC
Credits: Screenwriter-director: Wang Chao; Producers: Sylvain Buyrsztejin, Mao Yong Hong; Director of photography: Liu Yong Hong; Editor: Tao Wen; Art director: Li Wen Bo; Music: Xiao He.
Cast: The Father: Wu You Cai; The Daughter: Tian Yuan.
No MPAA rating, running time 88 minutes.
Once they've seen Paree, you can't keep them down on the farm -- especially in emerging China, where twentysomething Li Yan Hong (Tian Yuan) has ventured to the big city and, like many country girls before her, found work in a house of ill repute. In this spin, she smiles and a whole lot more as an escort at a Vegas-style karaoke club. When her papa (Wu You Cai) arrives, it's the same old story: Keep the bad news from Daddy as long as you can. In this case, it doesn't take long for the old countryman to get the picture, especially when he's met by her roommates' frillies hanging across apartment entranceway as well as stumbles upon a visiting "client."
While the story line slogs through the predictability of Papa's finding out, it veers into a subplot involving The Old Man's lost son and young woman's brother. He simply hasn't written in years, and The Old Man sets out to find him. A sympathetic policeman (Li Yi Qing) takes him into the deeper bowels of the big city, and, as you might guess, the young girl's thug/karaoke-owner boyfriend (Wang Hong) had something to do with the boy's "disappearance."
A slight film noir spun around a family plot, Luxury Car features no surprises, and Wang's storytelling is slow and plodding. Audiences will see everything coming long before it is painstakingly detailed.
Nevertheless, the performances are subtle and smart, especially Wu as the cagey father. As the wayward daughter, Chinese pop star Tian is both tender and seductive.
Luxury Car is nicely polished by director of photography Liu Yong Hong's glossy cityscape illuminations.
LUXURY CAR
Rosem Films and Bai Bu Ting Media in co-production with Arte France Cinema with the support of the Fonds Sud Cinema-CNC
Credits: Screenwriter-director: Wang Chao; Producers: Sylvain Buyrsztejin, Mao Yong Hong; Director of photography: Liu Yong Hong; Editor: Tao Wen; Art director: Li Wen Bo; Music: Xiao He.
Cast: The Father: Wu You Cai; The Daughter: Tian Yuan.
No MPAA rating, running time 88 minutes.
- 5/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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