《纵横四海》经典影评10篇 巴不得爸爸结局

《纵横四海》是一部由王晶执导，陶大宇 / 杨恭如 / 周海媚主演的一部剧情 / 爱情 / 犯罪类型的电影，特精心从网络上整理的一些观众的影评，希望对大家能有帮助。

《纵横四海》影评：人物、线索

先说明智杰，总之就是一个从一无所有但很有爱，变得应有尽有却众叛亲离的人。配套设备有：与黑帮有联系，很有野心，长得帅，为了上位跟大老板的女儿结婚但是不怎么爱她，后来会卷入刑事案件如杀人之类。最后会伤害到自己最喜欢的人，或者自己的亲人之类，有很严重的心理疾病，比如嫉妒心、强迫症。

再说利兆天，一开始是个坏蛋，很多女人，爱情乱七八糟。过了大概20集左右会遭遇挫折，从谷底爬起，重拾人性，变得很有爱。因为极地反击，没有空理会身边的女人。之类。

然后这两个关键角色之间是敌对的关系，但是又血浓于血。两个人的遭遇会是相反然后相交的两条曲线，一个好一个就不好，然后相交在一个的巅峰和另一个的谷底，比如明智杰跟Cat马风风光光结婚的那天，正好是利兆天的妈妈死去而他被ICAC捉去，好不容易保释出来还被黑帮绑架，最终没办法送终，悲到极点。

《纵横四海》影评：突然在B站看到这部剧

就去找了粤语版来看，没想到节奏好得停不下来，一周追完。本来看到前面我还以为没看过，知道明姑凉在监狱里捡糖那一幕，儿时的记忆瞬间就被唤醒了！大概这一幕给小学生的我印象太深刻了，也可能前面的商战剧情小时候看不懂吧哈哈。

rrw从第七集开始跟我一起看，我跟他讲上一代的恩恩怨怨，他说，啊？才七集就讲了这么多东西了？我说，不好意思上一代的恩怨只花了半集，这七集已经交代完背景还把男主都绑架了一轮了。然后看到男主第三次被绑架还逃了出来的时候，我看了一下集数，才26集！这已经讲完男二上位，男主终于抱得美人归但又害死了她，从此一蹶不振，终于扑街，还死了个妈，身世之谜重见天日，男主却沦落街头吃的是猪食，锄得是山头。然而这才26集啊！一共41集，男主要用10多集来翻身吗？然而又不是这种套路，接下来就是男二如何花样作死，反正看着明姑凉那样的结局还是蛮感慨的，阿杰变成那个样子她多多少少要负一点责任，她的死算是对小龙和阿cat有个交代吧。

不过话说叶德娴的演技真的了不得，虽说大家都演得很典型香港小市民，但基本大开大合，而她很多令人动容的眼神，微表情和肢体动作都是电影级别的功力啊！而我小时候印象最深的监狱捡糖片段，现在看依然很感人，确实是能打动女流氓的演技啊！

最后，杨恭如真的是太美了！周海媚不适合短发。接下来打算重温影城大亨，只记得有周海媚和陶大宇，其他不记得了……

《纵横四海》影评：人间哪有真情在

下一句是什么

多赚一块是一块。

常常拿人间常有真情在少给10块是10块来开玩笑，原来出处是在这部剧里面，以前看粤语版，今天看普通话版本才后知后觉。第一次碰见这部亚视的经典大概在录像带时代，那会我一般在我舅舅家看录像，他兄弟的老婆开了家出租录像带的店，我和表弟表妹没事就去租带子回来看。

上个月，我外婆走了，于是家里关系也到了最冰点，外公外婆一共5个子女，现在老人都走了，家也散了。为什么散，原因很简单，钱。

原来我妈，我阿姨，我舅舅3个人的房子3栋是连在一起的，宅基地是我外公买的，他坚持让他们兄弟姐妹的房子连着盖在一起，和外公外婆的老房子只隔着一条马路，他希望他的子女他的子孙能住在一起，互相照顾，现在这个愿望是注定实现不了，现在不反目成仇已经不错了。表弟表妹也很久不在网上联系了，电话这些年来一年不到一个，原因很简单，钱。

外公走的时候，没有留下一个字，对于一个为官多年，连外婆做了多少次针灸，自己因为慢支每天的吸氧时间都会一一登记下来的老人，病了几年，居然会没有遗嘱，说什么我也不相信的。他走了以后整理他的遗物，连20多岁参加工作时候的工作笔记他都还保留着，他病了那么久，怎么会没留下一个字，他在外面的债务据说也没人知道了，借了他的钱的人应该会很开心吧。就是所有的子女都在悲痛的时候，我舅舅拿了外公的钥匙去开了所有的柜子，外公已经病很久了，慢支对于一个人来说是一个慢性折磨的过程，他常常住院，我妈妈我阿姨也常常陪他在医院吊针，有时候聊天说起，家里大概有几万现金，五十到六十万的存折，这些我妈妈我阿姨都是知道的。我舅舅开了柜子以后，点算出来的财物，存折少了20万。我外婆是一个传统的温柔的中国女人，主内不主外，没有文化也不认识多少字，她也是糊里糊涂的，但是那一次，她和舅舅都坚持说，就那么多，没有了。最心疼的是当时我也在现场，这些拙劣的表演我全部都看在眼内。一个是从小把你带大的外婆，一个是从小逗你玩，带你去公园，给你买鞭炮，教你听录音带看录影的舅舅。他们一起表演，这样的情景真的很伤心，而他们表演的目的，只不过是为了把一张存折藏起来不让大家知道。现在人去世了，家人拿死亡证明到各个银行去是可以查得到存款的，不是谁把存折藏起来了就可以贪掉那笔钱的，如此简单的事情，因为一个偏心的母亲，一个贪心的弟弟做出来的事情而让整个家族寒心。由于大家都怀疑这个数目不对提出拿死亡证明去银行，果然有一张存折“没找到”确认以后，他们才承认“在电视机下面发现了一张存折”，只不过忘记了告诉大家。如果是普通人面对面这样白痴地意图把我当成傻逼玩，我早打得他一脸鼻血了！可是如果是亲人，你还真不好下手，何况他们只是为了人人都爱的钱而已。经过这事，我妈妈很伤心，很寒心，把属于她的那一栋4层半很便宜就卖给了我阿姨，折起来不到1000一平米，因为我妈接受不了母亲和弟弟因为钱这样对她，脆眼不见为净。现在我和我两个表弟，基本上已经不出席家族的任何活动，外婆出殡我们也没回去，人家对子女尚且如此我们作为隔代的子孙更应该有自知之明别去碍有钱人的眼好一点。

人间哪有真情在，

下一句是什么？

血缘不过臭鸡蛋。

《纵横四海》影评：边看边写

1.为什么要拿走明星的小孩？白宴的小孩虽然死了，但他们以后还可以生啊...

2.白宴把明星的小孩养大成人，居然一点都不担心他们会母子相认，还有意找机会让他们母子相见... 虽然白宴是大家闺秀，通情达理，但做到这点似乎太圣母了吧...

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第十集

大bug！

利兆天要收明星以及邻居家的楼，先给高价她不肯，后来用歪门邪道逼她走，

明星既然跟利兆天的妈这么熟，而且两家也都认识对方，之前还共过生死，

那么明星家可以直接找利兆天或他妈商量，大家和和气气，这事情完全可以摆平。

明星全家反而到处张扬跟利兆天的对手合作害利兆天？！

这算怎么回事？！！

这也太奇怪了吧？

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第十一集

又是个bug！

火已经烧得那么大了，两套房子靠最外面的那个房间全都着火了，而且火势那么猛。

Cat虽然在听音乐听不到外面喊，但至少她鼻子是好的吧，那么大的烟味一点都闻不到么？！非得等到房子都烧了一半了才发觉？

明星简直就是个市井泼妇，她为了保儿子，跟所有人翻脸，不给大家去抗议，还说什么谁去就跟谁翻脸。

她仗着崔瑞基喜欢自己，就到处欺负崔瑞基，占他便宜还不给他好脸子看，搞得好像大家都欠她的一样。

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第十三集

明智杰质问明星为什么把利兆天当儿子看的时候，明星其实只需要说自己是利兆天的奶妈，是有感情的，所以才把他当自己的亲儿子看待，然后生病了就回乡了，这不就行了，干吗还扯什么和利兆天爸爸相互喜欢还发生了关系？

这不是脑子有病么？

再加上明智杰从小没有爸爸，这样很容易让人猜想自己爸爸会不会就是利兆天的爸爸。

明星这样说不是没事找事，给自己留后患么？！

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第二十二集

利兆天和明智杰坠楼后，路云不留在得兆天身边照顾他，安慰他，居然陪把她老公扔下楼的男人的妈去帮她老公情敌拿衣物用品？

这是什么逻辑？嫌她老公不够惨想再踩上一脚么？

就算觉得欠了明智杰的，想补偿，也不是这个时候啊。

而且去拿衣物用品的时候，明智杰的妈居然不上去，而是由路云上去拿？妈都到楼下了都不上去？而且外人怎么知道她儿子平常穿什么用什么喜欢什么？...

就为了让路云在利兆天的手上出事就设计这种情节，这也太不合理了！

另外，煤气能引起爆炸，说明浓度已经很高了，能闻的出来了，路云走进去就应该察觉了。所以如果是路云一打开门还没来及闻到味道就开灯所以爆炸了，这样更为合理...

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第二十三集

明星骗利兆天的妈说他们哥俩已经和好了，利妈居然相信？他们俩在天台打得你死我活的，打到坠楼，这么快就和好了，这话利妈都信...

明智杰真是太聪明了，抛弃女友，追路云，把Cat迷得团团转，没有任何人觉得他花心；骗兄弟去死并且推卸责任，勾引兄弟女友，却没受到任何怀疑，所有人都相信他。

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最后

最后几集节奏过快，好像很赶的样子。明智杰倒台太突然，最后转性太突兀。而利兆天最后真是不作不愉快似的，没事找事，编剧是脑子抽了么？

《纵横四海》影评：世界太阔了 由你出生当天起 童稚已每年渐远离。

“你我似醉了 无法清清楚楚讲

同属你你我我爱的感受

世界太冷了 谁会伸出一双手

围住你再营造暖流

说说笑笑里 曾觉得欢欢喜喜

谁料老了变了另有天地

世界太阔了 由你出生当天起

童稚已每年渐远离”

纵观那两兄弟 谁都不干净 对立的两方 从一开始就不公平 胜负已分 成王败寇

十里长蓬 天下无不散的宴席

其实利兆天也错手杀死了自己心爱的女人

当年显赫的他 在冷酷的商业操作下 相信也有很多人因为他家破人亡

张狂一世 也有多少女人被他伤害过

而当初的明志杰也曾奋力救过人命 也曾为情所困 也曾冲进过火场

只是多少细节经得起放大 谁一开始不是怀着赤子之心

其实将顺序调换 大家也只是五十步笑百步一丘之貉

一个就是浪子回头 一个就是十恶不赦

有几个关于明先生的小场面：

越狱那天想跑路蹲在码头 时间略停留了一下

是否还有人记得 那是他初来香港时对自己对兄弟许下承诺壮志雄心的旧地

然后时过境迁 今天 已是物是人非

临死的时候把戒指交给小敏要她戴上

如果 我没有申请来香港 我们已经结婚了 我爱你一生一世 泣不成声 往事只能追忆覆水难收

逃跑的时候 到了最后关头 已经无路可退 他嘴角微扬 向悬崖冲去

一时间画面倒转 那些不在了的人一时间仿佛都回来了 而现实的世界分崩离析

......

其实最感人的是明星 但最错的也是她

她自私的想让自己的大儿子像王子一样骑马 去美国念书

所以舍了steven lee给白宴

而白宴因为自己的儿子死了自私的留下明星的儿子

就算一生常跪佛前 始终是赎不了一身的罪孽 无子送终

是你横刀夺爱 忍让他人骨肉分离

三十年后的一场手足相残里 多少有你的一些错

winnie高傲的只应天上有

lucy跟自己的姐夫在一起

如果没有cat 说不定也没有后来称霸一时坏事做尽的明志杰

而按摩女 如果不是你那想穿婚纱的最后一根稻草 也压不垮小龙这只骆驼

如果小虎你更霸气一点更tough一点 说不定早就抱得cat这只天真无邪的猫

而马寿南自然不在话下 若不是你一时斗气招揽了一只狼 想必你也可以安度晚年得享天伦

......

命运的手掌翻云覆雨

你以为那是你的想法吗

其实不是

上帝是个糟糕的编剧

他早就把那些东西放在了你的心中脑海里

所有的事情都是命中注定

你问他为什么这么残忍

请不要揣测神的心意吧

因为他的胸腔里放的不是心

而是一块铁石

想必这场手足相残的游戏也曾出没在香港八卦周刊的各大封面上 轰动一时 为人议论不休

而多久之后 也不过会为世人所遗忘

命运的车轮轰然向前

我们你们 都只是一颗为上帝所把玩的棋子

眼看你起高楼 眼看你狼狈如丧家之犬

天地不仁 以万物为邹狗

在这个角度上看来

我跟李嘉诚 其实也是平等的。

《纵横四海》影评：看到一篇写的很好的英文评论 zt

出处：http://point2e-reviews.blogspot.com/2000/02/flaming-brothers-atv.html

Flaming Brothers

Written by Funn Lim

quot;It is one thing to be a villain but to be a villain that we all will feel pity for and forgive him at the end of the series takes a great actor to portray."

OILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS!

Released

1999

How Long

20+ tapes

Who

Michael Tao ~ Lei Siu Tin

atrick Tam ~ Ming Chi Kit

Deannie Yip ~ Ming Sing

Kristy Yang ~ Lou Suet

Kathy Chow ~ Lou Wan

Lau Sek Yin ~ Yuk Gwok Hung

au Hei Jing ~ Bak Yin

Cheung Man Chi ~ Bi Bi

ek Sau ~ Ma Sau Naam

Tien Yui Nei ~ Ma Kit Sum

Lee Siu Gei ~ Chui Siu Gei

Au Gam Tong ~ Chui Siu Lung

Kenneth Chan ~ Joe

Lam Wai Gin ~ Chui Siu Fu

Wong Oi Yiu ~ Ma Siu Ling

Lo Ga Ying ~ Kui Ga Ying

Annie Man ~ Ming Sing

Wong Mei ~ Bak Yin

Ka Ling ~ Siu Man

Wong Tin Lam ~ Bak Sai Whang

What & Where

et in modern HK,it is a tale of rivalry,jealousy,bitter hatred of two brothers and their mother who is caught between her love for two sons.

The Verdict

I wanted to put this here first coz this will be a rather lengthy review so I might as well spare you the pain of knowing the obvious.Classic.It doesn't mean it is flawless but as far as the story and characterisation goes,you would wish it was a TVB production but no,it is a collaboration between ATV and another production company of the best of 1999.

The storyline

Michael is the spoilt son of a very rich woman who isn't his real mom.Patrick is the son of Deannie Yip,a poor,uneducated woman who came from China.Both of this men would never have known each other if not for the fact that they both share the same mother and father.Their father was a poor,educated man from China who married young.They had a son together.Then this man left for HK to hide from the government due to his involvement with the reform movement and there,he met a rich man's daughter,married her and had forgotten about his wife.Then his very pregnant wife came to HK to search for him only to find out he was married,has a comfortable life and his new wife is so bloody understanding to the point that she didn't mind sharing her husband.But her husband thought otherwise.Because they were childless,the husband took Michael when he was born and kicked his wife out of the house.She had no choice but to go back to China to wait for her husband's return which he did.And they shared one night together and when he left,she was pregnant.But she didn't tell her husband of this son because she wanted a son by her side.But later,she tried to leave China with Patrick but the son very unselfishly told her mother to run whilst he got caught.This was the beginning of his poor motherless life.His mom succesfully entered HK and went insearch of her heartless husband whom she later found out was dead.She walmost wanted to reclaim her eldest son,Michael but when she saw how much her son had grown,such a handsome young prince riding his pony,she knew she could never give a better life to his beloved son that this woman could.Due to an arrangement,she became the boy's governess or some sort and saw him grew up.She secretly kept all his magazine interviews,portfolio of his many girlfriends and even his fallen tooth.And she kept defending his very ruthless business decisions to the point that people,including Michael himself thought that she was in love with him.But during one kidnapping attempt where they were imprisoned together in a dark hole,they bonded and became closer.Then the second son got a visa to come to HK.On first sight,he fell in love with Kathy Chow,who so happens to be the on/off GF of Michael's.He learned to drink wine,worked hard so that he could have a chance to woo this former model turned designer but it was destined to be a failed attempt because Michael,who realised that he really loved Kathy pursued her tirelessly that she finally agreed to marry him because all along,she loved him and also,because she was pregnant.This caused the first most intense rivalry between this two brothers that Patrick,on the day of the wedding threatened to kill himself if Kathy does not show up which she did,with Michael.And before he jumped,he knew two things;Kathy doesn't love him and Michael is actually his big brotherand then he pulled Michael together with him when he jumped.Michael suffered minor injuries but Patrick was more serious.Then that night,another tragedy happened.Kathy died in an explosion in Patrick's house when she went in there to take some stuffs,as requested by Deannie Yip.And that made the two brothers fought even harder.And when Michael lost the financial battle to Sek Sau and thus,lost all his money and was again kidnapped by some kidnappers and escaped in the middle of nowhere in China,for the first time in his life he realised what does suffering mean the mean time,Patrick married Sek Sau's brother and well,many many things happened that could make you hate him.

The Worst Of The Lot is

At the beginning it was Michael's character.He was egoistical,rude,domineering,and he beats up his best friend.But due to the biggest mistake of his life which he will regret for the rest of this series,and due to losing all his money and being kidnapped and narrowly escaped to in the middle of poor rural China,he learnt his lesson about life and money and discovered that money isn't everything,and pride isn't everything.When he came home safely after many many weeks,he was a changed man who didn't want to fight with Patrick anymore and who just wants to live his life peacefully.

atrick was a poor boy from China but is educated and smart.And he is also a very sweet boy that clearly loves his mother.But due to his obsession and love for Kathy,he changed into an ugly man.He was not greedy but because due to his intense desire to beat Michael in everything,he sold his soul to the devil and he married his bosses' daughter,Cat and in turn tortured her emotionally by having an affair with a very bitchy vixen in the form of Bi Bi.He even killed people,some indirectly,some he didn't mean too and in the end,to avoid prosecution for crimes he had committed to whom only his mom knew of the true facts,the mom confessed for his crimes and went to jail.But that was not enough because Michael was trying his best to get his mom out.And so he pressures his mom to take her own life so that the secret will be a secret for life.You will hate him but yet,you will pity him because he was such a nice sweet young man.

The Most Difficult Person To Be Is..

The mother. Michael was her son that she could not touch nor love whilst Patrick was the son that disappointed her the most.Rivalry was so intense that when she talked about helping Michael financially when he was down and out,Patrick accused her of favouritism.When Michael was kidnapped,she had to pretend to be happy and reluctantly smile in her youngest son's wedding.She did scold Patrick for his actions but she could no more that just talk and with words,nothing will be successful. And she can't help but remember that this son of hers aren't born evil but was a good son and she couldn't give up hope on him.We thought that she loved Michael more because it was the son that she never could openly loved but in one of the most touching scene in TV history,she told Patrick that she loved him more because after all,they had spent years together and because of that she has great affection for this son.And now we do know how much she love this bastard of a son;she killed herself so that the secrets of him killing his wife will never be known.It was sad and it makes you feel so angry that such a son could be so selfish and unremorseful and yet,it was also touching because this mother could be so giving.

The HATE factor

We all will hate Patrick for the above reasons.It is not Michael coz though he's mean,he will only be at most,the Most Irritating Character.But the one person that you'll hate is Bi Bi,the mistress of Patrick.If only I could be the mistress that could slap the wife of my BF and insult her when I should be the one who should be insulted,I don't mind being the Bitch and Vixen here.She even pushed Kat during one argument which was why she lost her baby.But justice would not be long.She died in the arms of Patrick,or shall I say because of his arms or hands.He strangled her when she became too much too handle.

The Most Disturbing Scene

The almost ending,where Deannie was in prison grounds trimming the grasses and Patrick walked right up to her at the fence and just looked at her with this intense stare.When she saw his stare,she knew what she must do for her son.His stare was like,"Prove it,Prove it that you love me more than Michael by doing what I asked you to do" .Which she did and we all know that she loved him more than Michael.

The Best Scene

Any scenes that have Michael and Kathy in it.And this I feel is the best scene.Michael just came home after a gruelling few weeks spent on trying to some home to discover that his best friend/assistant which he frequently beat up when he was not happy was standing by his arch-enemy's side,Patrick.Before Thai scene,we see Patrick persuading that man to be his 'dog' and gave him large amount of cash.And when they were standing eye to eye,Patrick demanded that this 'Dog' of his to punch Michael.And when he flung his hand,you almost thought that this is a 'running dog' or traitor but that punch was for Patrick.He really hated that man and he would rather be Michael's dog than his.Classic.Ahhhh....friendship.

The Love factor

Michael was so in love with Kathy that he pursued her relentlessly.He didn't and wouldn't give up on this woman whom he had some years of relationship together and they had broken up.Why you might ask？Because this is one woman that didn't want his money but wanted his affection and love as opposed to other women.He had to wait in the rain for her and withstand her icy composure when he is around.But he won because as Kathy told Patrick why she was refusing Patrick's love because Patrick was never in the race for her love at all.All along it was Michael's race and actually Michael was already at the finishing line but it was just a matter of whether she wanted to join him at the finishing line.The fact that she was pregnant with his child was an added bonus point for Michael of course.Now you may ask,how could she be pregnant with his child when she got pregnant via artificial insemination？Well,Michael asked his doctor friend to inseminate her with HIS sperm.

And then she died. Michael was full of regret but he could do nothing else but cry and cry and cry.Then there came Kristy Yang,Kathy's little sister who is also a model who had been secretly in love with Michael since day one.She was the most supportive friend and he fell for her but couldn't let her know because he was afraid if she knew the truth about how her sister died,she would hate him.But the thing is,she knew.And so they began their relationship but dear Patrick,who was a fugitive by now,kidnapped her but she escaped and she ran towards Michael's direction and then...bang...bang.She was shot and she was badly hurt.Could this be a sad ending？Let me just say that there is no happy ending here.

The Most Irritating Character

Michael at first.The more notable one is Patrick's wife,Ah Cat.Maybe she deserves our pity but if you watch carefully,she brought this all onto herself.She could have just walked out but she was weak.Which was strange,She was supposed to be this strong willed and independent modern girl and after her marriage she is a total wreck.But her most irritating moment would be when she went crazy after she lost her baby.We should feel sad for her but maybe it's the actress portrayal of her character that made me could not feel anything for her.

Is Patrick Any Worse Than...

Kelvin Kam of Secret Of The Heart？Same reasons for killing people but in a way,he repented at the end of the series whilst Kelvin,well,died way too easily.But one person that he could never rival is Lei Chi Hou of Kindred Spirit.So that guy never killed anybody per se,but this man is a scum.He tortured his mom,made his wife to eat dirt,ignored his only child,caused the downfall of Ah Hoi.And so when he died,everybody cheered.But when Patrick died,there was a tinge of sadness that you could just say,"What if" or "Only if..".

The Best Performance

Four people.Kristy Yang though she may not be a great actress but she really is pretty.And here,she was sweet,nice and hopeful for love of her brother in law.You would wish that the two of them just get together.

Deannie Yip.Some may say she smiled a lot in here but if yous ee,it is a smile of unhappiness in her heart,her reluctance and her sorrow.She is really good in here and well,quite sad too.

atrick for his fine performance.It is one thing to be a villain but to be a villain that we all will feel pity for and forgive him at the end of the series takes a great actor to portray. He isn't a great actor but he was really good.He reminds me of Kong Wah's performance in Secret Battle Of The Majesty.He may have killed,raped,swindled. But if at the end you pity the character to the point of saying,"why does he have to die" I personally feel that actor deserves an award for it.

And last but not least,the best of the lot would be Michael Tao.He is a fine actor and here,he is great.His Lei Siu Tin could be irritating at first but you still like him no matter how mean he was.And personally,I feel that if an actor who cries and when you cried with him,I would dare say he did a great job.And the reason for watching this series will be Michael Tao.He not only shines,but his performance is like a supernova,a star explosion,which is big,long and very very bright.Excellent performance.

Is it worth Renting

Definitely but there are a few embarrassing points of this series that I would say is the Number One sin of TV/Movie history:

The Editing

A very embarrassing fact happened. Kathy who for some reason could not film some of the pivotal scenes but we could hear her voice.And so what do the director do？ He super-imposed some other scenes with some corresponding emotions on her face onto the scenes that where Kathy is supposed to be or that he used the back of a double for Kathy.The thing is,you would know because suddenly the scene would be slow-mo in action,or the camera kinda concentrated too long on Michael's or Kristy's face or that the super-imposed scenes was like entirely different from the scene we are supposed to be seeing, like the background which was supposed to be a ballroom scene became some bushes and that Kathy's dress that was red became blue,with a collar.It was very funny when all this scene was supposed to be of great drama in it.Which was a pity.Almost 80% of Kathy's scenes were like this.And this was supposed to be the best scene where Michael would be trying to flirt with Kathy that is clearly annoyed and what do you see？Another woman's head with her voice.Such wasted scenes and opportunities.

The Sets

I know the sets /scenes of Michael's house was supposed to cost more than a million dollars to make.But they are so noisy and over decorated that it is almost embarrassing to watch. All you could here when they are in this house was "Konk..Konk...KOnk..Konk" that is the footsteps of the actors when you're trying hard to hear and concentrate what they're saying.I would dare say that TVB's interior or set designer are much more better because it's more down to earth and practical.

The Dresses

They're supposed to be the creme de la creme,that is the richest amongst the richest but my God!Their dresses,coats are so well,either over done or looked cheap.Like so much money spent on the sets and nothing left for make-up and dresses.Again,I would dare say that TVB's dresses or make-up artists are much more practical and yet stylish that they really make the actors looked glamorous and very rich.

Is It Better Than ...

All those dramas above rivalry amongst rich people from TVB/ATV？Yep.This has the best story of this decade so you kinda forgive them for the above mentioned mistakes.

ut I must mention this.The best of this kind of series in ATV/TVB,modern drama wise,for my generation would be Looking Back In Anger with Felix Wong and a very young but very good Deric Wan.That is in my opinion a classic of this sort of the story.For this decade,well Flaming Brothers would be it.

Interesting Facts

This is the biggest hit for ATV for year 1999,and one of the biggest hit that year for TV world.It made Patrick into an instant star and a leading man and made Michael into a bigger star.It made Kristy Yang very very busy lately.

Interestingly,this is not a 100% ATV production.It was a collaboration with another local production house and ATV does not own the rights to this series.Which was why when rumours broke out over some fight over the series with ATV,they threatened to take it to somewhere else.Anyway,a sequel is at hand,of course I don't see how Patrick and Deannie's character can be reprised in this sequel unless it is a different story altogether with the same casts.

eople was not happy with the final scene.Too many questions was left unanswered like did Siu Gei really died？He was supposed to be one of the main characters and people could not believe that he died just like that.And Michael and Kristy's relationship was like,neither here nor there.So a special 1 hour documentary of the actor's feelings of this series was made and a special definitive ending was filmed.A happy ending if you must know.

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