~shiata~ LOOK FOR A STAR

movie title: LOOK FOR A STARstarring: ANDY LAU, SHU QI
director: ANDREW LAU
genre: ROMANTIC-COMEDY
release date: 01.26.2009

SYNOPSIS:
It is love at first sight when Sam chances upon a feisty, fast-talking woman with the odd name of Milan (Shu Qi) at a Macau casino. But the catch is, she is a part-time poker dealer and a full-time cabaret dancer, “careers” not exactly congruent with his station in life. Fallen in love against all odds, this mismatched couple soon makes headline in all media which turn Milan into an "It girl" overnight.

Andy Lau is definitely Hong Kong's George Clooney ~ most eligible bachelor. He portrays Sam Ching so fluidly one will forget the serious-persona that Lau is best known for. Ching is a breath of fresh air multi-billionaire ~ not your typical snooty, aged, boring rich man. Shu Qi has evolved from her immature roles to a mature-yet-fun-and-exciting pure-hearted Milan Sit. She works hard to support herself from being a casino dealer to a passionate jazz cabaret dancer at night. Milan is absolutely not your average chick.

hero: ANDY LAU as Sam Ching {multi-billionaire thrice divorcee}
heroine: SHU QI as Milan Sit {average Baccarat dealer, passionate dancer}
cast
Zhang Hanyu as Lin Jiu
Denise Ho as Jo Kwok
Lam Ka-Wah as Tim Ma
George Lam Ella Koon as Chihuahua
Maria Cordero as Auntie
David Chiang as Uncle
Rebecca Pan Pei Weiying as Fanny Po
Lok-Tung as Yumi


HIGHLIGHTS:

• Beautiful, romantic city of Macau.
• Sam and Milan's first kiss in the roof with Macau's city skyline as a backdrop.
• Sam received an SMS from Milan and he'll drop his mobile phone from the 2nd floor office.

LOWLIGHTS:

• I can't say there's any ~ sounds biased but this movie is very entertaining. You will be swept away in the story.

TO LOVE or NOT TO LOVE:
If you're a fan of Andy Lau {and who isn't?} a definite must-see.
If you don't know Andy Lau - this is a good movie to get to know him.
Shu Qi lovers ~ this is one of her better movies. Highly Recommended.

MOVIES LIKE "LOOK FOR A STAR":
Pretty Woman (1991) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts
Love On A Diet (2001) Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng
Gorgeous (1999) Jackie Chan, Shu Qi
The Prince and Me (2004) Julia Stiles, Luke Mably

**Wikipedia.com