Wu Yen

A fun Lunar New Year comedy staring Sammi Cheng, Cecilia Cheung, and the late Anita Mui.
The story is of a classic Chinese tale of the ugly female warrior. She was destined to love the Emperor, played by Anita Mui when they first met and accidentally released an evil enchantress, Cecilia Cheung. Cecilia, trying to win Anita's heart, cursed Sammi with an ugly scar that will stay on as long as she has love for the Emperor. Anita is actually a very lazy and dimwitted king, and the comedy just goes on for about two hours.
Although it was a fairly big hit at the box office that year, and all three main characters are pretty big stars at that point, the movie is still very average. The characters really needed more, or better development. And the comedy of this movie is nowhere near as good as anything that Stephen Chow has put out. Overall, it is still a decent movie, and many who like anyone of those actresses will no doubt find something to like in this movie.
Year: 2001
Director: Johnnie To, Wai-Ka Fai
6/10
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