The Straits Times Review: China movie Lost In Hong Kong is a madcap love letter to the territory1 min read
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LOST IN HONG KONG (NC16)
113 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ 3.5/5 STARS
The story: Xu Lai (Xu Zheng) never managed to kiss his college love Yang Yi (Du Juan). Years later, he marries another fellow student Cai Bo (Vicki Zhao Wei). Yang Yi, now a successful artist, invites him to her show in Hong Kong. He is determined to go, but first, he has to shake off Cai Bo’s wannabe film-maker brother Lala (Bao Bei’er), who is equally determined to make a documentary about Xu Lai.
China’s Xu Zheng saw his popu- larity rocket after the hit comedy Lost On Journey (2010). The follow-up, Lost In Thailand (2012), on which Xu took on directing duties for the first time, was an even bigger hit.
This latest instalment of the Lost series is on its way to blockbuster status as well, with an opening day of 208 million yuan (S$46.6 million).
It is a love letter to Hong Kong pop culture, from its movies to its music. The prolific crowd-pleasing director Wong Jing spoofs himself in a guest role and the script is littered with references to movies such as Days Of Being Wild (1990), Chungking Express (1994) and 2046 (2004).
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