Shi zi shan shang (2019)

Shi zi shan shang (2019). Shi zi shan shang: Directed by Nick Leung. With Alex Tak-Shun Lam, Michelle Wai, Kevin Kam-Yin Chu, Angela Yuen. In 2011, Lai Chi-wai – one of the top rock climbers in Asia – lost everything when a motorcycle accident took away his ability to walk. Rather than succumbing to his fate, Lai found his own way of scaling those dizzying peaks again. With his second feature, Nick Leung offers a remarkable change of pace, eschewing the macabre humour of his debut Get Outta Here for an inspiring and touching tale about how a human being overcomes adversity. Featuring a career-best performance from Alex Lam as the wheelchair-bound athlete, this incredible fact-based story is a rousing tribute to Hong Kong's never-say-die spirit.

“I had actually never heard about this 2019 Hong Kong drama titled u0026quot;Shi Zi Shan Shangu0026quot; (aka u0026quot;Lion Rocku0026quot;) prior to stumbling upon it here in 2023 by random chance. And with it being a Hong Kong movie, of course I had to watch it, given my fascination and love of the Hong Kong cinema.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWriters Man-Ho Cheng, Cheung Chung-Leong and Nick Leung put together a good script, and the fact that the movie is based on actual events just made it even all the more impressive. I found u0026quot;Shi Zi Shan Shangu0026quot; to be an entertaining movie and an enjoyable movie, and defitely were impressed with the will and accomplishment of Lai Chi-Waiu0026#39;s real life performance. Not that I am a rock climber myself, but the movie was still enjoyable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting performances in u0026quot;Shi Zi Shan Shangu0026quot; were good and they had a good cast ensemble, though I wasnu0026#39;t familiar with the majority of the actors and actresses on the cast list. I wasnu0026#39;t really familiar with leading actor Alex Tak-Shun Lam, but he carried the movie quite well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile u0026quot;Shi Zi Shan Shangu0026quot; was a watchable and enjoyable movie, and impressive for the accomplishments of the real Lai Chi-Wai, then this movie is not one that warrants more than a single viewing. There simply isnu0026#39;t enough meat on the bone, so to speak, here in the storyline.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy rating of director Nick Leungu0026#39;s 2019 movie u0026quot;Shi Zi Shan Shangu0026quot; lands on a six out of ten stars.”