Jay Zhou's Movie

I thought I would laugh at this film but I was pleasantly surprised. While it started off feeling like a Sixth Sense rehash, it gained momentum fluidly, and managed to maintain a its cutesy atmosphere all through the first act without much trouble. The second act and the final revelation act, though not as captivating as the first, also resonated due to the effectiveness of the first act; it drew me deep enough into the story to care about the characters and made me eager to learn about the resolution. It was overall a really neat package. There was teenage romance (not to mention Jay Zhou) for the girls, mystery and drama for the more sophisticated viewers, a VERY well-done soundtrack for the music lovers, and quite a bit of comedic shakeups for the ADD Honger audience.

Nevertheless, my complaint with this film is that Jay Zhou can't act worth shit. He always wears that same dumb face over and over, occasionally adorning it with the tiniest smile.

4/5