Granted, I hadn't even heard about this 1990 Hong Kong romantic fantasy movie titled "Mo Hua Qing" (aka "Fantasy Romance") as I stumbled upon it in 2022. But seeing that the movie had Tony Chiu-Wai Leung on the cast list, and it being a Hong Kong movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I had to watch what writer Kiu-Ying Chan and director Taylor Wong had to offer.
Well, now as I have seen the movie, I must say that "Mo Hua Qing" was quite out there, even for an early 1990s Hong Kong movie in the romantic movie genre. I must admit that I found the storyline, written by Kiu-Ying Chan, to be rather ludicrous and sort of erratic and lacking a proper red thread to guide the audience through the narrative.
Lead actor Tony Chiu-Wai Leung was hard to take serious in a movie of this magnitude, because it just felt like something that was ill-tailored for his talent. The movie also had the likes of Deannie Ip, Joey Wang and Paul Chun on the cast list. So for fans of the Hong Kong cinema, there are some familiar faces to be seen.
Hand on heart, then I wasn't enjoying "Mo Hua Qing", simply because the movie felt like a cluttered mess. So I don't feel that I have been missing out on anything particular grand here for the past 32 years. There are far better romantic movies from the early 1990s to be found in the Hong Kong cinema.
My rating of "Mo Hua Qing" lands on a three out of ten stars.
Well, now as I have seen the movie, I must say that "Mo Hua Qing" was quite out there, even for an early 1990s Hong Kong movie in the romantic movie genre. I must admit that I found the storyline, written by Kiu-Ying Chan, to be rather ludicrous and sort of erratic and lacking a proper red thread to guide the audience through the narrative.
Lead actor Tony Chiu-Wai Leung was hard to take serious in a movie of this magnitude, because it just felt like something that was ill-tailored for his talent. The movie also had the likes of Deannie Ip, Joey Wang and Paul Chun on the cast list. So for fans of the Hong Kong cinema, there are some familiar faces to be seen.
Hand on heart, then I wasn't enjoying "Mo Hua Qing", simply because the movie felt like a cluttered mess. So I don't feel that I have been missing out on anything particular grand here for the past 32 years. There are far better romantic movies from the early 1990s to be found in the Hong Kong cinema.
My rating of "Mo Hua Qing" lands on a three out of ten stars.