L for Love, L for Lies

6.2
2008 1 hr 41 min Drama , Romance

Everything was going well for Ah Bo until recently. After graduating from college, she decided to open a shop with her long-time boyfriend, Ah Jun, thinking that she would eventually marry Jun when everything has been set up and running smoothly. One day, Bao met her old classmate Kei Kei. Kei Kei decided to steal Ah Jun for her own, not caring about Ah Bo's feelings.

  • Cast:
    Alex Fong Lik-sun , Stephy Tang , Miki Yeung , Alice Tzeng , Leila Tong , Wong Ka-Lok , Wu Jing

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Reviews

Beystiman
2008/03/13

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

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Dirtylogy
2008/03/14

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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Robert Joyner
2008/03/15

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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Nayan Gough
2008/03/16

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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Shopaholica
2008/03/17

The beginning was slightly confusing because the girls pretty much looked the same (nothing really distinguished them from one another) but after 45 minutes into the movie, you can pretty much tell who each person is and what role they play in the movie. I thought the middle was really great and that as usual, Lik-Sun Fong and Stephy Tang were really good actors. It was the end that really got me to say a 7/10 instead of a 9/10. I just thought that the ending was way to tragic, sad, and a little but frustrating. When I was watching the ending, I felt so heart-broken because the girl didn't find Keung when he was dying, and instead walked away with her cheating boyfriend. The other thing I wasn't really satisfied with in the movie was the ending after the scene I previously mentioned. Other than those things, it was a very good movie. :)

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tfig-lasta
2008/03/18

All in all the movie was great..I really liked the story and the actors/actress portraying it. What makes this movie great is the realistic scene it would portray to everyone. I think this is really happening in our society, nonetheless, let's not be judgmental to someone we know of a little especially to those we thought of them as bad guys. Everyone deserves a second chance as what the saying goes. Let's just be reminded that everyone is subject to ponder on their own intricacies, after all we're all human and we're not perfect.However, it would be nicer if the movie ended up with a good and happy ending. I would wanted it to end that Keung and Bobo would be together. Hahaha. But of course, we're looking to a different perspective, and I should say, this movie was uniquely done to left it hanging. :)

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webmaster-3017
2008/03/19

Tagline: Easily the best of the series… Review by Neo: Let's be honest, Marriage with a Fool was basically a movie filled with music videos and Love is Not All Around is wholly average looking movie at best. So why is there always so much excitement whenever a Stephy Tang and Alex Fong movie is out? It beats me, but then again, having just viewed this movie last week at the cinemas, Neo should be shutting his mouth. Director Patrick Kong should be feeling slightly better in his latest accomplishment and luckily L for Love and L for Lies, is easily his best work to date. It is without question that Alex and Stephy have as much chemistry together as Andy and Sammi, but what makes this flick better than the previous two attempts, is the better story, additional elements of realism and some moments of actual attempts at acting. While, this is certainly not within the standard of Johnny To and will not win any awards, except for Worst Film Title and Longest Film Title of the Year (along with Beauty and the 7 Beast), Kong's latest effort is a worthy entry into 2008 HK Cinema.What makes this film different is the extra element of realism that Kong seems to inject. Playing along with the same theme that have been reoccurring in the series, that people are not what you think they are, Kong adds the issue of timing. It goes back to this website favourite cliché, its no good, meeting the right person at the wrong place and at the wrong time.Alex Fong actually attempts to act and while he seems to be walking around looking as cool as Andy Lau for a good three quarter of the movie, Fong gets down to his deepest emotions in the final sequences. In fact, Alex actually wears the same suit Andy Lau have been promoting for the last decade, but some credit must be given for the young lad for trying out such a big shoes to fill. There is no question that Fong have some degree of potential and that was easily explained in the promising and probably the best HK movie ever about romance in post-modern era, I'll Call You. From there, his career has derailed one step further from his potential at a rapid pace. So it is always good to see someone climbing back on the tracks.Moving on to Stephy, it without question that Neo adore her, and the good news, her acting is improving. She goes from being a bitchy type of character in her previous films to a truly innocent, softly spoken young girl. It is tough to imagine, Stephy as one, as after all, it is the same image Gillian have been trying to built for the last 7 years. Alice Tzeng from the Jay Chow's Secret fame is surprisingly effective as an ambitious young girl who strives for her goals without any remorse or consequential consideration. Tzeng is a highlight and provides some good acting chops in a reverse of a role from her acclaimed innocence in Secret. Miki Yeung is getting prettier and Neo is drooling. Nice hair style by the way. TVB star Leila Tong expresses the notion that everything happens for a reason and when she finally realise that the person she is looking for is the person that have always been beside her, the timing was already too late.It is funny how much appeal the pairing of Alex and Stephy have on the new generation, maybe you can blame it on the record companies or the Karaoke, but really they are the Andy and Sammi to the Gen X and Y. It is rather unfortunate that the movie did not just stop and finish with Alex Fong bleeding on the street just moments away from Stephy and Terry. Instead, Kong have use his trademark cliché of some wanna-be smart ending, which actually do more harm than good. Luckily, on the whole, L for Love and L for Lies, is a highly enjoyable film, which for any sake, it is really an achievement in itself. People may complaint about the movie over exaggerating the realism aspects, but at the very least, the movie tries hard to stay real, rather than being cloying and cliché. Yes, this flick is perhaps a tad too pessimistic, but sometimes life is like that, without giving you too much hope, there will always be exceptions. Then again as an old friend used to say, It's too bad… (Neo 2008) I rate it 7.5/10www.thehkneo.com

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joemovies-2
2008/03/20

I rarely watch Chinese movies because to me they are always fighting, gangster & fighting again. No good stories but this one is a surprise to me. I find it quite good and entertaining. I find that the movie is quite realistic unlike those happily ever after type of movies that you watch everyday (falling for your best friend etc...). At first i reckon Alex Fong looks too girly but after watching the movie i reckon he's pretty good. First time i saw Alex Fong was in Marriage with a Fool. I thought that was quite good too but this one is better. I'll definitely watch more movies by director Patrick Kong. So far he's movies are not bad. Highly recommend,its not a typical chick's flick.

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