Sha chu ge huang hun

Very well put together, this off beat comedy drama manages to amuse, entertain, surprise and generate real emotion and empathy on a variety of both individual and family centric themes. Directing and filming are top rate and the acting is excellent with the all main and supporting characters very believable and convincing.

I was quickly drawn into the film and particularly enjoyed the variety of 'cameos' involving the each of the three 'elderly' on their own, such as Fung's cabaret singing, so authentic, which transported me back to some of the different bars and haunts in HK I have known, Lam Suet and Yan Zi Fei just perfect with client / working girl relationship and of course Patrick Tse and Suet Ying Chung also bringing out the elderly vs youth relationship theme in a more complex and developed story line.

Set and background locations are well chosen and evocative, matching the mood and twists and turns in the plot. I came away surprised by how touched I was by the depth of this film which works really well on several levels.