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Mei ren yu (2016)
love between human and mermaid
The mermaid is a Chinese sci-fi fantasy comedy.
The movie is produced and directed by Stephen Chow. The movie got his brand of humour. It is a bit silly.
There is the human and mermaid love story. There is also a marine conservation /environment protection message behind the movie.
Basically it is about a rich playboy tycoon Xuan played by Deng Chao who has bought over a piece of land and try to reclaim land from the sea, he must first drive out the dolphins and other marine wildlife by sonar power. These angered the mermaids which send one of them Shan (played by Lin Yun) to seduce n to kill him. They gradually fell in love. This angered Xuan's ex and business partner Ruolan (played by Zhang Yuqi).
There is little chemistry between the leads. Zhang Yuqi is sexy compared to Lin Yun. The movie also starred Show Luo.
Bright Star (2009)
it could have been a great movie but....
The movie is about the romance of John Keats and Fanny Brawne. This movie is not Pride and Prejudice. It would have been a much better movie if it was. There don't seem to be much chemistry between the leads. Abbie Cornish's acting is good but not enough to save the movie. John Keats seem somehow to be overshadowed by everyone in this movie. His friend Charles Brown, Fanny's family and Fanny seem to exert greater presence. This is suppose to be a sad, tragic and romantic story but the effect it gave was different. It somehow became a snoozer. Somehow there seem to be some element missing for a good epic romance movie. There should be more of John Keats poems featured in the movie.