Bu neng shuo de. mi mi (2007)

Director:

Jay Chou

Writer:

Chi-long To (writer)

Release Date:

27 July 2007 (Taiwan)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Music | Romance

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel | Piano Battle

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jay Chou	...	Jay
Lunmei Kwai	...	Rain
Kai-xuan Tseng	...	Sky
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Chiu

Directed by
Jay Chou

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chi-long To		writer

Produced by
William Kong	....	producer

Cinematography by
Pin Bing Lee

Production Design by
'Adala' KuoDa

Art Direction by
'Adala' KuoDa

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hsun-Wei David Chang	....	first assistant director

Production Companies

• EDKO Film
• East Empire International Holding
• Sil-Metropole Organisation

Distributors

• EDKO Film (2007) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Innoform Media (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design Company

Also Known As:

Secret (International: English title) (Singapore: English title)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Hong Kong | Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:I | Taiwan:GP (original rating) | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U

Company:

EDKO Film

Soundtrack:

Bu neng shuo de. mi mi

refreshingly good

After watching the movie, you have to admit that Jay Chou is talented. I was bent on catching the show because one,I saw the movie trailer(when I was watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, that I thought was average but that comes under another thread) which really caught my attention,and two, I am a fan of Jay's music. His acting has received much flak, but this time round, one must say that his acting has improved (even though his character in the movie was basically he himself).

So, Jay stars as Ye Xiang Lun (anyone noticed that Jay, known for being very filial to his mum, took his mum's surname? Really sweet of him.)who is a new student at Tamkang High School. He meets Lu Xiao Yu (Guey Lun-mei) on the first day of school and the romance begins. The lengthy sequence of building up the romance was cloyingly sweet. Riding on bicycles, close contacts, apples!, sweet kisses, conversations that were shy and slightly flirtatious - Jay's fans would probably swoon and wish they were Guey Lun-mei, while others would probably feel their goosebumps popping up. Of course, romance always comes with a third party, who in the movie comes in the form of attractive Jing Yi.

Before you switch your minds off thinking this as just a film about high school romance, be assured that it is much more intelligent, the kind which makes you think back, ponder and oh! the puzzle fits together perfectly (think: Deathnote the movie) The twist comes at a very good time (perhaps a little too late for some), at the point when one starts to demand for reasons behind what is happening. The ultimate twist is more than what you can figure out, not a new idea, but one which makes complete sense in the movie and one which Jay worked on and brought to the climax - which would have you hoping for a happy ending.

The magic that Jay laid on the movie is one, the story, two, the piano and three, the characters.

The piano was awesome, brilliant, breathtaking, no doubt to showcase Jay's skills at tickling the ivories (which is mesmerizing!). The piano battle, the sweet practices together, the use of music in the film to convey feelings and vent the characters' built up emotions (think:anthony wong and jay in the movie) - they were really effective in helping one relate to the characters and fall in love with them.

The characters in the movie were well put together - bringing on the endearing moments which have you wishing you had someone like that (thnk: anthony wong as jay's father with those comical humorous moments and the brainless sidekicks (those two from the rugby team)) Guey Lun-mei shows off her acting chops as Xiaoyu, which was really believable and brings the character a lot more depth - the happiness, the confusion and the emotional pain, showing her acting skills to the mainstream audience(since she usually does art-house films) Not to mention Anthony Wong's portrayal as Jay's father which was so believable and so endearing, caring so much for his on-screen son that makes you hope for a happy ending for him as well, when the truth finally dawned upon him.

Overall, this movie was definitely worth the ticket and I believe more will be made to sit up and take notice of Jay's talents. It is refreshingly good and a movie that will remain on ons'e mind even after the show's ended. Do give the movie a chance and watch it (and bring your tissues! I used up quite a fair bit!)