Xing fu wan sui

Right, well I sat down here in 2023 to watch the 2009 Singaporean movie "Xing Fu Wan Sui" (aka "Love Matters") believing that I was in for a comedy movie. I had never actually heard about the movie prior to sitting down to watch it. So I wasn't sure what I was in for here.

However, I have to say that writers Boris Boo, Gilbert Chan and Jack Neo put together a script and storyline that fell short of entertaining me. There was not really any comedy present throughout the course of the movie, which made it a very different viewing experience than what I was expecting. And on top of that, then the drama storyline that "Xing Fu Wan Sui" turned out to be wasn't really interesting or captivating.

The movie had a good cast ensemble, though I was only familiar with Henry Thia and Jack Lim. But it should be noted that the acting performances by the actors and actresses on the cast list was good.

I found "Xing Fu Wan Sui" to be a very difficult movie to sit through, as the narrative was rather slow paced, and there wasn't really anything interesting happening as the narrative dragged on. And the lack of comedy was just a blow to the face. And with a runtime of 113 minutes, then it was quite the ordeal to sit through the movie.

My rating of directors Gilbert Chan and Jack Neo's 2009 movie "Xing Fu Wan Sui" lands on a three out of ten stars.