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This movie is a romantic comedy with action thrown in. It’s still amusing and fun, but uneven and stilted. Shu Qi is Bu, a Taiwanese villager who longs for romance and adventure. She’s offered marriage by longtime admirer Longyi (Richie Yam), but a message in a bottle catches her fancy. The message: “Don’t you know I’m waiting for you?” That romantic platitude is enough to send her packing in Hong Kong, where she searches for Albert, writer of the mash note. UnFortunately Albert is played by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, he is gay. Bu nevertheless stays in HK, where she chances upon another suitor. Wealthy recycling magnate C.N. (Jackie Chan) is an uncommitted player who’s locked in a wacky rivalry with childhood classmate L.W. (Emil Chow). Bu saves him from one of L.W.’s schemes, and is immediately smitten. Then in one of those plot twists that only happen in the movies, Bu schemes to win his heart by devising an elaborate charade where she masquerades as a Taiwanese gangster’s moll. Ultimately C.N. ends up realizing Bu’s value and must chase her lest he regret it.
As usual Jackie Chan variety is fun, with inventive choreography and pacing.
