Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

wank_wank It's different from your usual Hong Kong cantonese films, you know, the guns,the actions, the triad, gambles, etc. It reminds of me of cute Taiwanese series. It's light, cute, funny, and sweet. The special effect make-up looks really convincing. But even in their fat costume, Andy and Sammy still got their good looks so don't worry. The setting is in Japan so it's kinda refreshing to see. If you're used to Andy Lau movies in which he act as young angry man/a cool guy/flirty/badass, this one is different because he is the mediocre fat guy lol and he nailed it he really looks like one. The Fatso guy makes me wonder if there's someone will love me that way..he is rude in facade but a sweet kind person inside,he would sacrifice for woman he loves. Andy and Sammy is a nice duo, they got chemistry between them. Like you can tell they are good good friends in real life. Oh yeah they got nice soundtrack too, one sang by Andy, and the other sang by Sammy.

Xiayu If you're looking for a potential source of wall to wall fat jokes, look elsewhere. This is no Shallow Hal.In terms of plot, it's nothing unexpected. A recently large lady, Mini Mo (Sammi Cheng), pines after her old boyfriend, a classical pianist whose work forced them apart. Lonely and depressed she turns to food.While stranded in Japan, where she has spent all her money following her old boyfriend around the recital circuit, she meets an equally large man, always called Fatso (Andy Lau), a travelling knife salesman. In order to make a sale, he reluctantly takes on the responsibility of caring for her, then genuinely comes to like her. Their growing friendship inspires her to shed the pounds so that she has the courage to meet her old boyfriend, who she hopes will take her back. Mini and Fatso undergo a series of tests to the friendship and gradually fall in love. Because Mini is still theoretically in love with the Pianist, they go on as if nothing is between them, though both know there is definitely something. The novelty is, they are still very large people when this happens.The tension, for all movies in this genre must have tension, is: who will Mini choose? The perfect Ex or this Larger than Life Man who loves her enough to send himself to the poorhouse, and become a human punching bag, so that she can achieve her dreams? This movie just may be Andy Lau's best performance. Hidden under a pretty convincing 300lb fat suit (apart from the rather fake-looking hands), the handsome People's Idol is invisible. With his eyes the only thing recognisable, we get a fully fleshed-out character with insecurities and flaws. Lau seems to relish the opportunity to be less than physically perfect, throwing himself into the role with obvious enjoyment.The equally attractive Sammi Cheng is adorable, even when throwing a tantrum in a parking lot. Her comic timing is spot on, and her facial expressions have to be seen to be believed.Far from perfect, but sweet, tender and funny, it stands up to repeated viewings.

GenX One of the best films of 2001, a lighthearted comedy about a fat girl who is too ashamed of herself, therefore cannot see her old boyfriend. Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng play the two fat characters who try to lose weight.Both of their performances were exceptional, and were quite enjoyable to watch. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who has any interest in foreign films. This one is well worth your time. I gave this 10/10 because this is one of the best I've seen from HK in a long time.

SoulxSide Love on a Diet is a romantic comedy about a woman who gained 200 lbs and is too ashamed of herself to reunite with her lost love. She meets and takes over the life of another 300 pounder who makes it his mission to get her skinny again so she can reunite with her love. I don't want to give away anything more than that, but once you start watching the film you'll see the plot developments coming a mile away.This is a film that is basically about how fat people are miserable losers and thin people are happy and perfect. Bah... If you are able to look past the anti-fat campaign and all the political incorrectness going on, it's a pretty enjoyable film. Andy Lau turns out a decent performance, but certainly not his best. I often get the feeling that he's disgusted with acting in movies because he always seems to have that sort of attitude. Sammi is great in this film as the fat girl.Technically, this film is nothing new... Fat suits have been around for quite some time. Andy and Sammi are both extremely petite people in real life, but they do a pretty good job of making them look obese. The make-up was good and included every detail - even the fingers were fattened up. Still - not one moment passed where the fact that they were skinny people in fat suits slipped past my notice. It wasn't quite as good as Eddie Murphy's make-up job in The Nutty Professor, but this was also a much tighter budget. I can't knock the job they did here too much though... it was indeed good enough.The comedy was light and I chuckled a few times, but this was not a Stephen Chow film, so I can't expect to be rolling on the floor laughing myself silly. The romance was also light... as I said, the plot development can be seen from a mile away - mostly because you've seen it before. Essentially - this is one of those movies that you would describe as "cute" but probably not "spectacular" or "incredible"... just "cute". It's worth seeing, but you would be ok if you skipped it.It's currently available on VCD and DVD from HK (fairly cheap too I should add). The DVD includes a Making-Of featurette and Trailers. The VCD is one of the best I've seen in terms of transfer quality and sound. Although, the prices only differ by 3 or 4 US dollars so it might not be such a big deal for someone to spring for the DVD unless they are on a budget (in which case, the VCD is very nice).I'd rate this film 6/10 or thereabouts. I wasn't all that impressed with anything from the movie, but it was decent and worth my time to watch.