LOVE ON THE ROCKS

Chan Hing-ka and Dante Lam's new play "Love on the Rocks" is one of the few Hong Kong films that come down to earth to unfold an everyday life story about an ordinary man trying to secure his love. Louis Koo no longer portrays any form of womanizers while Gigi Leung also jumps out of the box to say goodbye to her girlish days. The two players simply present us a romantic comedy with an intriguing plot, distinguishing the film from classic Hong Kong slapsticks.

Idiot to romance, Ming (Louis Koo), a bank's customer relations manager, treats his girlfriend Annie (Gigi Leung) to a $58 hot pot buffet on the Valentine's Day. The bargain dinner, however, triggers the relationship crisis which has long been undermined. Annie agrees to finalize her decision until the Easter Holiday ends. Seeking means to secure the relationship, Ming runs into Crystal (Charlene Choi), a 19-year-old love consultant over the Internet. As a romance instructor, Crystal demonstrates to Ming romantic tricks based on her knowledge of love from books. In doing so, she is also tracing her first love on Ming