I gave this movie a '1' because the system wouldn't let me select a '0'. In this case though, negative numbers may have been necessary. Apart from bland acting, this movie is trite and ridiculous. The lead character, Aini, is really a selfish witch. She marries someone she doesn't love, tortures this poor guy by being a living bitch for ten years even though he loves her beyond all measure and knocks himself out to please her everyday. So, of course, she flirts with her hairstylist and when she's sure that she wants to run away with him, she dumps her husband and her daughter. She selfishly married her husband and subsequently selfishly divorces him (at least she is consistent). So the hairstylist dumps her and what happens next? Well, somehow, magically I assume, a woman with no money and no experience who hasn't worked a day in ten years opens a hugely successful hair salon. Man, I gotta move to Shanghai. Really, you can feel no sympathy for the lead character. She is cruel and morally reprehensible. And just when you think there is a moral to the story, she lives happily ever after. Actually, I guess the moral of this movie is: Be a selfish bitch your whole life and eventually you'll get what you want. Or maybe the moral is cautionary: Stay away from shanghai girls. Thankfully, my girlfriend is from Chongqing. She thought it was a stupid movie too.
Zuo tou
(2005)
My excuse for watching this is my girlfriend made me watch it
9 December 2006
Warning: Spoilers