LOVE (2012)

I'm sure you all have read the plot summary! So I'm going to make this short. I am quite (VERY) shocked to see that no one has reviewed this movie.

My reason for watching this movie was simply because I was very bored and YT commenters seemed to enjoy it very much.

The movie Love is a romantic comedy and i can reassure you that it is very well heartfelt. You feel the essence of each character even though there are many and I was surprised at the quality of the cast. It's no joke. A lot of the actors in this movie are famous in Taiwan. Mark Chao (Black and White), Ivy Chen (Skip beat, Black and White) and Ethan juan (Fated to love you) are pretty big names! So it's a hot cast ;) Each character has their own romantic story and although it is a comedy, there are moments of sadness which are reflected in the soothing ost "Fang Qing Dian" which CANNOT fail to capture the tone of the film. In addition to this the opening song by Hebe ???: LOVE really captured my attention... i felt that it was perfect for the storyline of the movie.


Overall "LOVE" is a light hearted comedy with a slight serious tone, cleverly interwoven into the lives of the characters who somehow are connected to each other. This a movie that is well worth your time and is seriously underrated!

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"Inside Every Jerk There is a Broken Heart" (Jin Xiao Ye, English sub)

This is a feel good movie when your mood is down inside or the weather is bad outside.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS MOVIE
(+) The story covers multi facets of love: between lovers, parents and children, siblings, friends, even strangers
(+) There are three love stories and each scenes and characters are intertwined cleverly from good movie editing
(+) All's well that ends well, easy to re-watch
(+) Outstanding directing by Doze Niu, who also co-written, played, and sang one of the OST
(+) Witty conversation and hilarious scenes
(+) Colorful roles played very well by both main and supporting actors and actresses.
(+) Star studded with gorgeous Taiwanese actors and actresses who are not rookies in acting, all of them have won awards during their careers.
(+) Convincing acting as college students by Ivy Chen, Amber Kuo, and Eddy Peng who are 30, 27, and 30 at the time movie was produced
(+) Believable acting by Doze Niu as the aging Chao Ping (with Viagra, false tooth, and reading glasses), much older that his real age of 46 at the time movie was produced
(+) Beautiful costumes and makeup
(+) Artistic cinematography by award winner Mark Lee Ping Bin
(+) Memorable OST music, opened by singer Hebe Tien with "Love", instrumental coreography by composer Chen Chien-chi

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The problem with having so many big names in one film is that you have to give everyone an equal amount of time onscreen and that just makes for a storyline that scratches the surface rather than something you can sink your teeth into.

Love is just that: A celebration of love among a group of people loosely connected with each other. We don’t know how things are going to work out among our main leads, but we try our best to keep up with the numerous situations within the movie. It seems however that the plot involving the college student who finds herself in trouble to be the most engaging of all.

I found the music forgetful but that might not be a bad thing. I was too busy focusing on the story. It is the Asian version of Love Actually. It’s cute but not memorable.

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