Wait Till You're Older

Andy Lau once again delivers an emotional compelling rollercoaster that takes a closer look into the the difference in the psychology of a child and an adult.

Much like American films like Tom Hanks' "Big" and Jennifier Garner's "13 Going on 30." Wait Till You're Older is about a bitter little boy's anger toward his father and his wife. His father actually had an affair with another women, Andy's mother, but because she lived an unattainable life, she and Andy decided to commit suicide; Andy was the only one that survived.

The movie is a lot more kid friendly until near the end of the movie, when the real message leak through the screen. The story is sentimentally about the time we have as a human and how we must use it to make the best of it. The plot is silly and highly entertaining, but it really has a big heart to fill in the empty holes. Andy Lau's performance as a kid in a grown-up body is in some ways, better than Tom Hanks character in Big. He has a childlike tone throughout the movie and when he speaks bitterly as an adult, the audience will feel like a child was instead speaking to them. And when he became really old, his body language was just phenomenal. Karen Mok and Felix Wong, the husband and wife of this movie, portrayed themselves very realistically. This is especially so with Karen's character because audience can just feel the anger and the frustration she has with Andy and his mother.

The biggest flaw and also the maybe the biggest accomplishment in the movie is the ending. Like many typical Hong Kong movie, the film cap off with a satisfying ending that is not very satisfying. The ending is a complete finale, but audience will feel cheated in some way. It is very hard to describe it without ruining the plot, but I ensure you that the ending of this movie will not be forgotten any time soon.

Year: 2005
Director: Teddy Chan

8.4/10