Sound of Colors (2003) User Reviews

Stories revolving around the subway which had the potential to be great, but fall short.

[thebeautifulones · 7/10 · 9 January 2006]

I tried watching the show again, I really did. I really tried to bear with it. But while the story had the potential to be good, the way the film was directed was very boring.

It was sweet how the two couples were fated to meet because of little events which occurred at the subway station. Miriam Yeung's character could have decided not to lend the pamphlet guy her walking stick, but she did, and that unexpectedly led her to call the number on the pamphlet..which, as fate would have it, belonged to a matchmaking agency run by Tony Leung's roguish character.

Dong and Jie were fated to meet because Jie sent a Christmas card to the wrong address, which turned out to be the worst day of Dong's life. The time spent in the subway station made both of them fall in love with each other.

The stories are nice and sweet, and the acting was good, but the visuals bored me to death, and so did the art direction. I'm not the biggest fan of Miriam Yung, but I feel she did try to save the show, as did the other actors.

I enjoyed Sammy Leung's story-telling skills, he described it so vividly, complete with the sound effects, really getting into the mood of the comic that Tony's character gave him to recite.

Sadly, all the best actors couldn't save the show because, let's face it, the way it was directed was truly, truly boring. Remake, anyone?

A Realistic Love Story

[jessicajielin · 26 March 2005]

I really enjoyed this movie because it of its simplicity. It's a unique chick flick, that's for sure. A lot of American chick flicks these days just aren't realistic such as Chasing Liberty, How to Lose a Guy in 10 days, Maid in Manhattan etc. The characters in those flicks are either wealthy/well-off or later become well off. The characters in Sound of Colors are common middle class people who unexpectedly find their love. I think it was really cute how Ming and Hoi Yeuk came together. The thing is they initially didn't have feelings for each other (neither hate nor love at first sight). They fell in love after Ming was blind and got to know each other. Dong and Jie also fell in love after traveling together a lot in the subway. Everything just fits together naturally. This movie also has a very diverse soundtrack including French, Korean, and Mandarin tracks. Tony Leung and Miriam Yeung sing the lovely dute "Maze" (mi gong) and Elva sings "Subway" (di xia tie), both songs are awesome.

Better off gray.

[jenlim · 11 June 2004]

Sound of Color had a really cool website, nice publicity photos, and Tony Leung-Chiu Wai, so I'm not sure if I ended up not liking the movie because the hype was hard to top, but I was disappointed. The story wasn't great, and the visuals were boring. They really could have done more with how the picture looked, since it could have helped the story.

A lot of movies are shallow and some shallow movies are okay, but the subject of Sound of Color had a lot of potential to become a good story, so it was a shame that the film's writers did not go further.

They got good actors who couldn't do a good job because the script did not demand much from them. This movie has exactly one scene with emotional impact.

I tried watching it fast forward and I liked it better. I paid $6.80 for this movie and I wish I could get my money back.

A fluffy,soapy rom-com

[bettycjung · 19 May 2018]

5/18/18. It was all right. A fluffy, soapy rom-com about a con man who learns about love from a blind woman who teaches him what it's like to be blind when he becomes that way.. Probably should have been dubbed.If you like Tony Leung, catch this!