2002, Romance
Director: Dante Lam
Starring: Karena Lam, Nicholas Tse, Candy Lo

Fung (Nic) is a postal delivery boy with loss of hearing.  Jane (Karena) is a dancer whose group has been accepted in a grand dance competition. They encounter each other four times in a day. But unfortunate fate (***censored***!) fell upon them. She was hit by a car and is no longer here on earth. Luckily he can see her for the reason that both of them were thinking about each other when an accident happened. Now she is allowed seven days to walk the earth as a spirit. Together they set out to win the dance competition.

It is a cute romantic film.  At least it feels like one. As much as I enjoyed the film I must say that there are things that sometimes just don’t make any sense at all. It has “logical problems” (the whole afterlife thing revolves and works for whatever makes things either better or worse for Jane and Fung). Also there are things in the film that sound and look so thematic but really have no purpose whatsoever. And it sure does have clichés from this genre. But you know what? I liked it.

Sometimes you just have to let go and enjoy for what it is. If you are man/woman enough to do so it gives you total satisfaction.  After all this is a fantasy film targeted for those seeking the kind of true romance that can only happen in a film like this.

So what separates this film from other just like it? Karena Lam. She is the heart of this film. Her unaffected natural charm is enchanting and her genuine performance is intriguing. And she is super cute. And Nic also plays this sympathetic character so convincingly. He proves he isn’t just a pretty boy. Honestly at the end, their chemistry is so fantastic that one can only wish to spend more time with them.

I am not a big fan of Tiramisu but I liked this one. I enjoyed every bit of taste of this while it lasted.

Shogo is an award-award winning filmmaker currently hard at work on a new project. Asian Fever is his weekly column devoted to Asian cinema and related topics.