Hong Kong Film Review: "Short of Love" (矮仔多情)

If you like HK style comedies (modest budget, simple plot, cheap laughs), "Short of Love" (矮仔多情) shouldn't disappoint. 

Wong Cholam (王祖藍) does a pretty good job as a businessman who unsuccessfully to go after a string of beautiful women (played by Race Wong (黃婉伶), JJ (賈曉晨) and Kate Tsui (徐子珊), all the while running into the mysterious yet sagely 'Angel' around town (so I guess he's going after 4 girls really).  And his secretary, played by  Ella Koon (官恩娜) makes it five!

Actually this movie is really three short vignettes bookended with scenes from a fourth...  each one about Wong trying very hard to get the girl.  All three of the actresses do well in their parts as well. 

Race plays a dancer with multiple personality disorder,  ballet teacher by day,  psychotic exotic dancer by night.   Its understandable why that doesn't work out. :-P

JJ plays a 'heart of gold' innocent beauty from the Mainland who works at a spa in HK.   Cholam impersonates a blind masseuse to infiltrate the company and try to work it on her.

The old 'blind man in the bath trick'...  that's a time tested technique. :-P

The third part, featuring Kate Tsui was entirely a parody of the 1990 HK film 'Moment of Romance' (天若有情),  Andy Lau's often copied classic, directed by Benny Chan and featuring Wu Chien Lien in her award winning debut performance.

Original

Parody

You sir,  are no Andy Lau! :-P

I would say if you are going to go see this movie,  definitely watch 'A Moment of Romance'  first,  otherwise you won't necessarily enjoy this part as much.  :-P

Lynn Hsiung (熊黛林) has a cameo in the film as well.  I've seen her at a few red carpets, she really is that tall (and he really is not very tall).

Last but not least:

I had a dream just like this... except without the wedding dresses. :-P

Its a fun movie, no deep meanings or complicated plot.   I'll give it a 7/10.  ;-)