Hot Summer Days
- -In "Hot Summer Days" a hot summer heat wave engulfs the Chinese territory, while the movie covers the lives of various characters during that time. There's chaffeur Wah who tries to woo foot masseur Li Yan via text messages, air conditioner repairman Ah Wai interested in biker girl Ding Dong, a master sushi chef who spurns the love of writer Wasabi, country hick Da Fu who tries to impress teddy bear factory worker Xiao Qi Angela Baby by standing out in the hot noon sun for 100 days, & photographer Leslie Guan & assistant attempting to track down a woman who they believed cursed the photographer into blindness ...
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In “Hot Summer Days” a hot summer heat wave engulfs the Chinese territory, while the movie covers the lives of various characters during that time.
There’s chaffeur Wah who tries to woo foot masseur Li Yan via text messages, air conditioner repairman Ah Wai interested in biker girl Ding Dong, a master sushi chef who spurns the love of writer Wasabi, country hick Da Fu who tries to impress teddy bear factory worker Xiao Qi Angela Baby by standing out in the hot noon sun for 100 days, & photographer Leslie Guan & assistant attempting to track down a woman who they believed cursed the photographer into blindness …
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In Hong Kong, an odd-jobbing single father (Jacky Cheung) chances into a texting romance with a Shenzhen pianist turned foot masseuse (René Liu) who’s sweltering at home without a working air-conditioner. The region’s heat wave is taking its toll on air-cons in Hong Kong, too, where a repairman (Nicholas Tse) finds business brisk when he’s not in hot pursuit of a mysterious, motorcycle-riding good Samaritan (Barbie Hsu). Also in Hong Kong, a sullen sushi chef (Daniel Wu) opens a restaurant and has an old flame (Vivian Hsu) stop by for a bite to eat and a second chance at winning his heart.
Further north, a hotshot Beijing photographer (Duan Yihong) loses his cool with an aspiring model (Michelle Wai) and vows to destroy her career, but then has to track her down with his assistant (Fu Xinbo) in tow after he starts losing his vision and suspects a curse. And over in Zhenjiang, a village factory girl (Angelababy) orders her perspiring admirer (Jing Boran) to stand in the midday sun for 100 days to seal the deal for her love.
Despite its sizzling, sun-drenched scenes, Hot Summer Days actually burst into mainland China theatres earlier this year in time for the busy Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day slots, smartly capitalizing on both dates coinciding. Star power helped plenty in pulling in the crowds, and key leads put in fresh and lively showings. Jacky Cheung and René Liu make a winning couple, even if they seldom appear in the same frame, and Nicholas Tse draws on the quirky body language that made his earlier Bodyguards And Assassins role so charming. Taiwan’s Barbie Hsu undergoes a complete image makeover (and performs in Cantonese to boot) as a wild child with a sensitive side, and young Hong Kong model Angelababy is a standout as the Zhenjiang factory girl. Just as photogenic, Daniel Wu, Vivian Hsu and the Beijing contingent offer more restrained performances, and cameos also push up the glamour quotient.