Kristy Yeung Movies
Take a look at the lighter side of a deadly epidemic as the daily routines of three everyday Hong Kong denizens are forever affected by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in director Cheng Wai Man's topical comedy. In the first tale, entitled "Frontline," a frightened doctor who refuses to treat SARS patients for fears of catching the disease finds the tables suddenly turned when he himself is diagnosed with SARS. In "Victims," a young woman quarantined in her apartment building for ten days during a SARS outbreak finds that her neighbor has a most unusual surprise in store for her. The final tale, entitled "Affected," concerns a prosperous businessman who, after discovering that his latest venture has been tainted by the deadly disease, attempts to acquire it himself so that he may die and escape his mounting debt. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
King, Queen, and Jack make up the members of Bad Boys, a detective agency which deals exclusively in finding long, lost loves. Life in the business is going normally until two men ask the detectives to find a woman who is known simply as Eleven. Before any of them realize it, the search for Eleven has led them into a dangerous, mysterious world they had never been privy to before this case. For Bad Boys Only was directed by Raymond Yip and stars Ekin Cheng, Louis Koo, Qi Shu, Kristy Yeung, and Mark Cheng.
~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ekin Cheng
A spin-off from Hong Kong's popular "Young and Dangerous" action series, this fast-paced tale of a lesbian's rise to the top of the Triad hierarchy features top-notch acting and plenty of martial arts excitement. Most of the characters from the series return, and many events taking place in this story occur simultaneously to those in the others; as a result those familiar with the "Young and Dangerous" series will delight at the many inside references to it. Told in flashback, this narrative centers on leather-jacket-wearing, pompadoured Sister Thirteen (Sandra Ng). Those around her believe that she was always a lesbian, but her past story reveals otherwise. As the teenaged daughter of a low-level mobster, she had a crush on Coke (Alex Fong) a handsome but taciturn boxer. When he did not return her affection, Sister Thirteen turned to women for love. She entered Hong Kong's organized crime network via a scruffy band of low-level gangsters in the Mongkok district. There she earned her nickname and was mentored by Scarface (Shu Qi), a female drug-addict with a horrifying history of abuse. Under Scarface's tutelage, Sister Thirteen toughens up, learns to fight, and becomes the leader of the gang. From there, she and her cohorts fight their way to the highest echelons of the Triad. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sandra Ng, Kristy Yeung, (more)
- 1997
Destiny brings two people together, but they aren't sure if they're meant to be friends or lovers in this romantic comedy-drama. In 1986, Xiaojun (Leon Lai) arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, full of dreams about life in the big city and determined to make enough money to send for his fiancée and marry her. Xiaojun knows no one in Hong Kong except his aunt, but with her help, he finds a room in a cheap hotel and picks up a job peddling a delivery bicycle for a butcher. On his day off, Xiaojun decides to get lunch at a McDonalds, which he's heard about but never seen. Xiaojun is waited on by Chiao (Maggie Cheung), a pretty girl who has also moved to Hong Kong from the mainland to seek her fortune. Chiao is taken with Xiaojun, but thinks he's too much the country bumpkin, especially since he can't speak Cantonese or English. Chiao arranges for Xiaojun to get lessons in English and teaches him about life in Hong Kong and how to get rich quick; she also ropes him into helping with her latest business scheme, using his delivery bike to sell flowers. Xiaojun and Chiao become best friends -- indeed, each is the only real friend the other has in Hong Kong -- and one night, on New Year's Eve, the two find themselves alone together and end up making love. The next morning, both Xiaojun and Chiao are certain they've made a mistake; Xiaojun goes on to marry his sweetheart from home, while Chiao opens a flower shop and becomes involved with a kind man who has ties to organized crime. As the years pass, however, Xiaojun becomes convinced that his mistake wasn't sleeping with Chiao, but letting her go, and eventually he decides he must find her and win her heart. Comrades: Almost a Love Story was a runaway success in Hong Kong, where the film won nine trophies at the 1997 Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
