Gorgeous DVD
Hong Kong Movie
Comedy Minutes Multi-Lingual
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Gorgeous (1999) 玻璃樽 Director: Vincent Kok Starring: Jackie Chan, Tony Leung, Shu Qi, Yam Yin Chai A romantic comedy that introduces Jackie Chan in his first romantic lead. Ah Bu (Shu Qi), a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, one day finds a glass bottle with a message inside. The note reads, "Do you know I'm waiting for you? Albert," with an address in Hong Kong attached. Bu, convinced this is her destiny, travels to Hong Kong to meet the mysterious Albert (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), only to find he's a gay cosmetologist who intended the note for his ex-boyfriend. But all is not lost as Ah Bu soon meets dashing multi-millionaire C.N. Chan (Jackie Chan) when she helps him ward off a gang of toughs hired by L.W. Lo (Emil Chow). Lo became Chan's enemy in their schooldays and is still out to make his life miserable. Chan, single and a bit lonely, quickly finds himself attracted to Bu. Bu discovers she likes Chan as well and that's when things become sticky for the couple. Bu's boyfriend from Taiwan comes looking for her and Lo sends Alen (Bradley James Allan), an American martial arts champion, out to kidnap Chan's new love. DVD: List Price: US $19.95
Rating: IIA - "Some Content May Be Inappropriate For Children" (roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "PG-13") Films rated Category IIA may contain mild violence such as martial arts, mild nudity that is not sexually oriented, mild explicit language and some mild adult situations. |
