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Rating:

5

Year of release: 2006

Genre: action/comedy

Director: Wong Jing

Action director: Benz Kong

Producer: Wong Jing

Writer: Wong Jing

Stars: Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Cecilia Cheung, Leo Koo, Wong Yat-Fei, Wong Jing, Sammy Leung, Hui Siu-Hung, Samuel Pang, Kingdom Yuen

Rated IIB for language and violence

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My Kung Fu Sweetheart

Even though I am probably one of Wong Jing's biggest supporters on the internet, even I have my limits. My Kung Fu Sweetheart pretty much represents all that's going wrong with Hong Kong film-making as of late. It throws a bit of everything at the viewer, and ends up being a mildly entertaining mish-mash that you'll mostly likely forget about within minutes of ejecting the DVD.

I'm not really going to bother getting into the plot -- it's your basic Wong Jing "flying paper" fluff, so if you're looking for a deep story, you'd better look elsewhere. There's some action, some romance, and a whole lot of dopey comedy. Honestly, the only reason My Kung Fu Sweetheart gets even a passing grade is on the charm of its' cast. Well, except for Sammy Leung, who has replaced Edison Chen as my most hated HK actor. Not only are his voice and mannerisms the cinematic quivalent of nails on a chalkboard, he actually has a mullet.

Despite the bad hairdos and hit-and-miss style of My Kung Fu Sweetheart, it's probably worth a look if you're a fan of Cecilia Cheung and you've already checked out her other movies. Still, one has to wonder just how many stunningly average productions like this the HK studios can crank out before both local and international audiences turn their back on them for good.