The great Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To is widely known for his exciting gangster dramas, complete with operatic shootouts, suspenseful drama, and conflicting characters. But Toh is a skilled filmmaker of many genres, and one of my favorite films of his is a great romantic comedy. don’t break my heartHe co-directed with frequent collaborator Wai Ka-fai. It’s one of the best love triangle movies of all time, and it’s the perfect movie to watch cozy up with your loved one this holiday season. If you want to watch, the clock is ticking. It’s leaving Netflix on December 1st, and there’s currently no other way to watch it. There’s no way to rent or buy it digitally, it’s not on any other streaming service, and it’s a physical release. They range from ‘ridiculously expensive’ to ‘difficult to find’.
Three gorgeous and attractive people star (a great basis for a romance), don’t break my heart Chi-yan (Gao Yuanyuan), a recently single financial analyst, finds herself drawn between two competing suitors. The CEO (Louis Koo) and architect (Daniel Wu) who helped her get back on her feet after their courtship. I’m having a hard time.
Although both are charming and affable, they offer different attributes as prospective partners. Koo’s CEO is more emotionally removed but provides financial security, while Wu’s architect is full of romantic longing but is still making choices about his life. It’s understandable why the choice is difficult. This isn’t your typical “one good choice, one bad” love triangle story (and To cleverly depicts the search for a life partner against the backdrop of a financial crisis as an act of comparison shopping). dating free market). Each viewer will have their own preference as to which partner they choose, but she appears to be happy with either one. They also work different hours in the building across the street from where Chi-yan works. This leads to one of the following: don’t break my heartThe most charming touch: The characters get into pranks like putting sticky notes on the building’s large windows, making smiley faces and sending messages to each other. The glass window is also a great opportunity for one of those old romantic comedy tropes: confusion and miscommunication leading to hijinks.
The film is often entertaining, with plenty of sight gags, laugh-out-loud dialogue, and physical comedy. part time job his girl fridaypart time job playtimeAnd it’s all fun. don’t break my heart A great example of a generational director at the peak of his powers and completely mastering his genre.
don’t break my heart Streaming on Netflix until November 30th.
