All You Need Is Love (film)

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All You Need Is Love
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Traditional Chinese 落跑吧愛情
Simplified Chinese 落跑吧爱情
Hanyu Pinyin Luò Pǎo Ba Ài Qíng
Jyutping Lok6 Paau2 Baa6 Ngoi3 Cing4
Directed by Richie Jen
Andy Luo
Screenplay byAndy Luo
Richie Jen
Chien Shih-keng
Virginia Liu
Shu Qi
Liu Rui-hsuan
Tseng Hsien-chang
Story byLin Chin-he
Virginia Liu
Produced byVirginia Liu
Lin Tien-kuei
Starring Richie Jen
Shu Qi
Ti Lung
Jiu Kung
CinematographyRandy Che
Edited byWenders Li
Music byCola Kai
Production
companies
Media Asia Films
Hengye Film
Shangrila Music Production
Power Generation Entertainment
Daphne International Holdings
Dao Cao Production
Full Entertainment Marketing Corporation
Arrow Cinematic Group
Lee Rong Film & TV Equipment
Distributed byMedia Asia Distributions (Hong Kong)
Hualien Media International (Taiwan)
Release dates
  • 4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)(Taiwan)
  • 10 September 2015 (2015-09-10)(Hong Kong)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China
Taiwan
LanguagesMandarin
Taiwanese
Box officeUS$1.5 million [1]

All You Need Is Love is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese-Taiwanese romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Richie Jen and Andy Luo, with the former helming his directorial debut. The film stars Jen and Shu Qi, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

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Plot

Wealthy heiress Yeh Fen-fen flees from her family's constant urging for her to get married, bringing a tape of the song Grandma's Pescadores (Penghu) Bay (外婆的澎湖灣) with her that was left behind by her deceased parents. Fen-fen intends to experience the atmosphere in the song's lyrics and search for the freedom of life. Fen-fen books a seaside villa on the internet and begins her journey with a mind full of imaginations.

Fen-fen, however, unexpectedly ends up living in a crummy bed and breakfast owned by Wu Si-shan, which was a result of false advertisement on the internet by Wu's friends, who wanted to help him expand his business. Fen-fen stays there for a night before angrily leaving. While leaving on a boat ride, Fen-fen's luggage also fall into the sea, leaving her no choice but to stay on the island. Meanwhile, Wu's bed and breakfast had to be closed down due to the fact that his younger brother was cheated in an investment. As a result, Wu has to carry the burden of repaying the high-interest debts.

Fen-fen is a picky and cold princess, while Wu is a carefree and passionate islander. As these two polar opposites encounter in the beautiful island, they embark on a relaxed comical romantic journey.

Cast

Special appearance

Critical reception

Piera Chen of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review citing its predictable plot and unconvincing characters. [2] Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post gave the film a score of 2 out of 5 stars, citing poorly written characters and inconsistencies. [3] LoveHkFilm gave the film a mixed review describing the plot as "inanity", but praises the chemistry and performances of the leads, writing All You Need Is Love needs a whole lot more to be considered quality, but Shu Qi and Richie Jen get a thumbs up for their very substantial screen charm. [4]

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References

  1. "落跑吧愛情" [Run away love]. tw.dorama.info (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. Chen, Piera (18 September 2015). "'All You Need Is Love' ('Luopao Ba, Aiqing!'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. "Film review – All You Need Is Love: Richie Jen strokes his own ego with mediocre rom-com". 9 September 2015.
  4. "All You Need is Love (落跑吧愛情) (2015) - LoveHKFilm.com".