The Haunting Lover, it's English title, (in Chinese it roughly translates as "Waiting for your return", which seems more fitting), is neither much in the way of horror story or romance. Apparently conceived as a vehicle for a popular Taiwan pop-star,Vanness Wu, it is probably one of the worst attempts at a ghost story in recent memory. Kwong is looking for work so he can marry Chen, his sweetheart, when he runs into people who think he's a lost family member. He soon realizes the ghost of a former lover, Yong --from his previous life--is after him. Kwong is such a spastic nerd it's hard to like him, and Yong is such a beauty one wonders why she, even though she's a dead woman, would have any interest in him. The story includes an assortment of ghoulish ghosts that pop out of nowhere, but they don't fit the silly romance-reincarnated story and one wonders what the hell they're doing in the film. The review I've offered here is already much more than this film deserves. If you want romance or horror, watch something else!
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