I had the chance in 2021 to sit down and watch the 2010 Chinese romantic comedy movie "Go Lala Go" (aka "Du Lala sheng zhi ji"). And of course I sat down to watch it, as it is a Chinese movie and one that I haven't already seen before.
As I hadn't even heard about this movie prior to sitting down to watch it, I had no idea what the movie was about, nor did I know who was on the cast list. So I didn't really have much of any expectations for "Go Lala Go". So on that account writers Yun Wang, Jinglei Xu and Meng Zhao had every chance to bedazzle and impress me with this 2010 movie.
And while "Go Lala Go" was watchable, it wasn't really an outstanding movie. It was, actually, just another run-of-the-mill romantic comedy movie. And director Jinglei Xu didn't manage to lift the movie out of the generic and stereotypical runt that romantic comedies tend to slump into. And that was also the case for the 2010 "Go Lala Go". It offered nothing that hadn't already been seen in other romantic comedies similar to this one.
Lead actress, writer and director Jinglei Xu is one that I wasn't familiar with, but she did a good enough acting performance in the movie, though it was weighed down by a mediocre and generic script. I was, however, very surprised to see Karen Mok in the movie, and she really spruced up an otherwise stale movie. Just a shame that she didn't have a larger role to play in the movie.
If you enjoy these generic romantic comedy type of movies, then I am sure that you will find some enjoyment in "Go Lala Go". But if you are looking for a romantic comedy that offers more than just your average run-of-the-mill romantic comedy, then this is hardly the best of choices.
While I managed to sit through the entire course of "Go Lala Go", this was not a movie experience that had me impressed. My rating of the 2010 romantic comedy settles on a very mediocre five out of ten stars.
