turn left, turn right



after getting used to gigi leung's somewhat strange-sounding, slightly cantonese-accented chinese, and then takeshi kaneshiro's never-before-seen boyish smile, i actually found myself really liking the show "Turn Left Turn Right", when i was through watching it this afternoon..

based on the wonderfully-illustrated story book "A Chance of Sunshine" by taiwanese cartoonist Jimmy Liao, it proved to be more than just the soppy love story i thought it was going to be (soppy, yes - the woman behind us couldn't stop rustling her packet of Kleenex throughout the show, amidst her hushed sniffles..), the movie indulged us with some of the usual feel-good predictability, a bunch of cleverly added-in subplots, pleasing and arty cinematography throughout, a plot that moved along well from start to end, good chemistry between the leads and much much more..

and as with all fairy tales, it had a fairy tale start, a fairy tale middle, and a fairy tale ending that left us all feeling warm and fuzzy on the inside.. :)

i guess it helps that i am a 100% fan of Jimmy Liao.. hee hee.. i have five of his books! Sometimes, after finding myself becoming increasingly distant from the Chinese language for lack of formal usage (i.e. for academic or business), it sure is nice to have that really strong desire to read literature written in the language again. this is something that only a wonderful Chinese book like Jimmy's can achieve for me..

go pick it up from Kinokuniya book store soon! and go watch the show of course! :)