You'll never confuse Stephen Chow for Robert DeNiro. He's an actor who keeps fouling up takes in the movie he's in because he puts too much life into his dying. When Cecilia Cheung can't keep her job hustling drunks at a local bar because she can't act like she's interested, she hears that Chow is an acting teaching who gives lessons for free. Naturally they irritate each other enormously and...If you're looking for one of Chow's cartoon/Shao Lin extravaganza, you'll be disappointed, but I found it a good change of pace about two losers who find each other and fall in love, with some very funny sequences and some very sad ones. Chow and his co-director Like-Chi Lee manage some nice shots about the movie business and the idiocy of actors, while maintaining some sympathy for the underdog in this one.

I don't know if the dvd I was watching was screwed up or something, or got mixed with some other film... but this movie starts out great and then takes a huge turn at the end in the wrong direction.I don't know if its just these New Years films that have to get finished on time, so they hack up the story to finish it on time or what, but after starting so well, the end of this film is a big let down. Cecilia is the best thing about this movie by far, this is one of her first big rolls and she handles it well, its a big departure from every other roll I've seen her in, which is what makes it so interesting, rather then just being the sweet good girl as in Help and Everyday is Valentines Day, etc, she plays a bitchy prostitute who learns to fall in love w/ Chow. I recommend it to die hard Stephen Chow fans (like me) and die hard Cecilia fans (like I'm becoming).

This movie was great. Stephen Chow plays Wan Tin Sau, a comedy about a man who has a passion for acting but isn't even qualified to play as an extra in a movie. He shows his dedication to drama and acting in the most hilarious ways and teaches others how to use acting skills in real life. A very funny but touching movie that all would enjoy. i give it 8 out of 10.

Maybe I had too high expectation before entering to the cinema to watch this film, I was disappointed after seeing this. The script is poorly written although the idea of the story is excellent. The ending of this film is not logical enough. It's a kind of pity to have such a good story and quite good beginning but the ending ruined the whole thing.However, I still recommend it since Chow sing chi's performance was really great! He can draw the viewers' attention to him even though there were not many jokes or funny lines, it's a good proof of his amazing acting skill.Finally, what I want to comment is the new actors, it's obvious that they tried their best to act, but in my own opinion, their performances are too exaggerate, it would be much better if they can act in a natural way.