Daan san nam nui (2011)

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Siskoid
Johnnie To is as great at romcoms as he is at crime pictures, in some ways maybe better, if Don’t Go Breaking My Heart is anything to go by. Not only does To have an eye for cinematography (not a given in this genre), but he actually fulfills the promises inherent in a love triangle. It means the ugliness of conflicted emotions, manipulative competition, and some cutting edges. He takes us on a roller-coaster where you're actually dreading the idea of Gao Yuanyuan's character making the wrong choice in the end. She's cute but grounded in this, and inspires two men to be better versions of themselves (and to the extremes of love) - Louis Koo's flirtatious, take-charge business leader, and Daniel Wu's down-on-his luck but faithful architect - and all three of them are engaging and interesting in their own way. Much of the courtships take place across the expanse between buildings, through window panes, which is also fun. Johnnie To regular Lam Suet gets a small but funny role, and there's also a great part for a frog. So while it's cute and romantic and laugh-out-loud funny and sad when it needs to be, what puts DGBMH over the top is that it has something to say about relationships and desire. You might even recognize yourself in each of the trio's situations. 3 years 3 months ago
sammysin
Cute, imaginative and good at keeping your attention.

Beautiful people and lots of fun.

Loved it. 12 years ago