Tuesday 1 February 2011

I love Hong Kong (我爱HK开心万岁) (2011)

Sinophone cinema has a unique genre called the Chinese New Year movie.

It's sort of analogous to the "holiday movie" that's set exactly on the holiday itself.

If you're in the market for holiday movies, you'll be able to tolerate, even welcome the waves of nostalgia, pithy depictions of community and neighbours, and the loving bond of families that the film throws at you.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 1 February 2011.

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