With "Summer Love Love" (aka "Lian Xia Lian Xia Lian Lian Xia") being a Hong Kong romantic comedy, of course I took the opportunity to sit down and watch it when I was given the chance.
However, it turned out that "Summer Love Love" was a very, and with heavy emphasis on very, generic romantic comedy. The movie failed to be original, failed to stand out in a vast ocean of romantic comedies. Actually, the movie lack spark, originality and that special ingredient to properly entertain the audience.
The storyline in the movie was very mundane and generic. Nothing here haven't been seen or done in other movies in the same genre already. However, it was impressive that director Wilson Chin managed to come up with a movie that just lacked that special spark that is usually found in romantic comedies.
The characters in the movie were very one dimensional and there wasn't much of any selling points to the individual characters. Which made for a very bland experience, especially because all the characters essentially were cut from the same generic cloth.
What impressed me, however, about "Summer Love Love", was all the impressive cameos that they managed to get in here. For long time fans of the Hong Kong cinema, you should be pleased to see the likes of Ekin Cheng, Eric Tsang and Miriam Chin Wah Yeung make short appearances in the movie in some hilarious roles.
"Summer Love Love" is a bland romantic comedy, and it definitely doesn't support more than a single viewing. There are far better and more entertaining romantic comedies in the Hong Kong cinema, especially if you go back to the late 1990s or early 2000s.
However, it turned out that "Summer Love Love" was a very, and with heavy emphasis on very, generic romantic comedy. The movie failed to be original, failed to stand out in a vast ocean of romantic comedies. Actually, the movie lack spark, originality and that special ingredient to properly entertain the audience.
The storyline in the movie was very mundane and generic. Nothing here haven't been seen or done in other movies in the same genre already. However, it was impressive that director Wilson Chin managed to come up with a movie that just lacked that special spark that is usually found in romantic comedies.
The characters in the movie were very one dimensional and there wasn't much of any selling points to the individual characters. Which made for a very bland experience, especially because all the characters essentially were cut from the same generic cloth.
What impressed me, however, about "Summer Love Love", was all the impressive cameos that they managed to get in here. For long time fans of the Hong Kong cinema, you should be pleased to see the likes of Ekin Cheng, Eric Tsang and Miriam Chin Wah Yeung make short appearances in the movie in some hilarious roles.
"Summer Love Love" is a bland romantic comedy, and it definitely doesn't support more than a single viewing. There are far better and more entertaining romantic comedies in the Hong Kong cinema, especially if you go back to the late 1990s or early 2000s.
