I'm a fan of Shu Qi, the woman from the movie Transporter, which is why I bought this movie without even knowing if it was worth it or not. But since I've liked most of her other movies I figured would this one would probably be pretty good too. I wasn't disappointed.I thought the acting was excellent, and I also enjoyed the selection of music. The story was easy to follow, and not just because you already know the ending.I don't think enough Asian films are given their fair share of credit here in America, which is a shame because this film should be on most peoples list of movies to see, And I'm a guy who doesn't watch many "chick flicks".

Now this is about as funny a movie as anyone like that can get. Do not ever mind the detractors. This here is real fun to watch. Not a "documentary" like some blame. Nor pretentious like others pretended to believe. It is a really fun movie to watch..I find no better way nor phrase to express it. Every aspect of the film, be it tragic incidents, comic relief or just plain student-life-reality, has got such a kinetic energy to it that you never get bored. Even when subject matter delves into territory of cliché, movie's execution is so bloody brilliant that you somehow feel brazenly energetic. A movie for the young of heart.

The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.Leon Lai and Shu Qi portrayed their roles as the unfortunate couple well. You could tell that the characters were in love with each other, but you wondered why they weren't together. Neither side had parents who disapproved of the relationship but yet they still were not together.Instead, when they met again, while attending a class to speak proper Mandarin, they embarked on an affair. They made plans to divorce their spouses and live together in Hong Kong. His family was in the US, hers in Canada.Their plans to divorce their spouses would never occur, instead they died in a car crash, leaving their children to clear the mess.

This movie is so sweet that I gave it a score of 8/10 already when I was at 1/3 of this film. When I watched it till the end, it won my heart totally and got a score of 10/10!This film reminds me Leon Lai's previous film Tianmimi(1986) which won Best Picture of Hongkong Film Award. Both love story films also describe social and political happenings of their time which made them a classic.I was deeply touched by this movie not just for love story part, but for the plot of hardship life of studying abroad in 70's, political demonstration, language barrier, and Hongkong's destiny. That's a slice of my life and many Chinese'.This is a classic love story. Bravo.