Yi jian zhong qing (2000)

Yi jian zhong qing: Directed by Andrew Lau. With Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Scott Leung, Saisie M. Jang. Ella is a divorced Chinese American taxi driver who spends her days ferrying people around the roads of Sausalito, San Francisco. After work, she spends time with her 8-year old son, Scott. Ella meets Mike at Sky House, an infamous pick-up joint. Awkward strangers at first, they nonetheless find passion and what they want in each other. For Mike, it was but a one night stand amongst many, but it has affected Ella a great deal. Irritated at first, Mike cannot help but eventually be touched by Ella’s sincerity. For a while, they spend happy times together. But when Mike’s company is threatened, his attempts to save it by having an affair with a lady chairman. Not only are his efforts in vain, they also cause Ella to leave him. A year has passed and Ella has gone back to her old job. Mike, successful again with his new company, realizes that Ella is his only love. But a more mature Ella is now able to see her infatuation for what it is. It finally takes a near disaster to bring two people together.

“Both main characters are portrayed well in this movie. We can see the mature, independent divorced woman in a Maggie cheung or Ellen and a selfish childish easy going guy in a Leon Lai or Mike. Both are portrayed perfectly. We might dislike a character like Mike in the story, but that is fact!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe only unbalanced thing is the setting for Ellenu0026#39;s house which considered too lux for a cab driver. Maybe there should be a line to cope with such situation, like the ex-husband is supporting them, and she work as a cab driver just as part timer, etc etc.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn a rough way, this film is excellent! All the dialogues, the house interiors, costumes, and fact of life is described very well.”