Date Released : 23 March 2006
Genre : Comedy, Romance
Stars : Lik-Sun Fong, Viann Liang, Ka Tung Lam, Kwok-Kwan Chan. Man works as a clerk in a shipping company. His life is truly non-eventful and dull, until he meets the beautiful but highly arrogant Karen. By day, Karen is a two-bit host of a home shopping network. When the sun is down, she frequents clubs and discos to fill her time and search for company. Man's affection towards Karen is obvious, but she thinks of him as nothing more than a friend, someone ..." />
Movie Quality : BRrip
Format : MKV
Size : 700 MB
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Man works as a clerk in a shipping company. His life is truly non-eventful and dull, until he meets the beautiful but highly arrogant Karen. By day, Karen is a two-bit host of a home shopping network. When the sun is down, she frequents clubs and discos to fill her time and search for company. Man's affection towards Karen is obvious, but she thinks of him as nothing more than a friend, someone whom she can always rely on though not someone she will care for in return. After a series of failed relationships with men who do not care for her, Karen tries to find consolation in Man, but the tide has changed, so has Man's heart.
Review :
A surprising and refreshing reflection of the Hong Kong culture
This film is about a young man meeting a very selfish and arrogant girl, who happens to be the girl of his dreams.
Most Hong Kong films are poorly made with silly and pointless humour, and I was expecting "I'll Call You" to be the same. I am only partially right, because "I'll Call You" does have its surprises. It does its bit to reflect the local culture, and the local humour works and makes me laugh quite hard in several scenes. I like the incorporation of animated elements (of the taxi travelling to various places in Hong Kong), as it is not common for a Hong Kong film to be innovative and out of the traditional framework. Towards the end of the film, it gets more existential, exploring deep feelings, inertia and source of happiness. Such themes make "I'll Call You" stand out from the rest of the Hong Kong films. It's a surprising and refreshing reflection of the Hong Kong culture, and I enjoyed watching it.
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