Number Rolled: 36
Movie Name/Year: Already
Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015)
Tagline: What’s
meant to be will find a way.
Genre: Romance,
Drama
Length: 78
minutes
Rating: NR
Production Companies:
Unbound Feet Productions
Producer: Dave
Boyle, Jamie Chung, Lawrence S. Dickerson, Bryan Greenberg, Ishai Setton,
Sophia Shek, Emily Ting
Director: Emily
Ting
Writer: Emily
Ting
Actors: Jamie
Chung, Bryan Greenberg, Richard Ng, Sarah Lian, Linda Trinh, Jaeden Cheng,
Collin Leydon
Stunt Doubles: N/A
Blurb from Netflix:
A Chinese American visitor and an American expat who spent a night together in
Hong Kong reconnect a year later and start falling for each other.
Selina’s Point of View:
This wasn’t really my kind of film.
If I ignore my personal taste, however, I could see how
someone might enjoy it. It’s laid back, the banter is relatively natural and
the information you pick up about Hong Kong is fascinating. On top of that, there
really is a decent amount of chemistry between the main actors.
I found myself smiling uncontrollably at parts of the film.
It’s labeled as a romantic drama, and I guess I see the drama aspects – but I
still wouldn’t voluntarily state that it was part of that genre. I feel like it
was primarily a romance.
My issues with the film are all based solely on a personal
perspective, not objective.
It felt slow, but that’s common for this type of film. It also
felt like there were a few lines of dialog that weren’t acted quite as well as
they could have been, but that’s also common for a film like this. Due to the
fact that the conversation was meant to seem completely natural and like two
friends just hanging out, you’re not supposed to be able to tell that they’re
acting. It’s supposed to make you feel like a fly on the wall instead of a
movie audience. People in real life just aren’t always that smooth.
Already Tomorrow in
Hong Kong was alright. It wasn’t out of this world, but for someone more
interested in the romantic drama genre, that might be completely different. They
might find it easier to fall in love with the story.
Cat’s Point of View:
I’ve been looking forward to watching this movie since it
hit theaters last year. In fact, this film was #13 on my Top 20 list when it
came out. When I consider that particular list of movies now, hindsight tells
me that I should have rated it higher. This should have been in my top 10 at
the very least.
Who would have thought that a movie with people walking and
talking in a busy city would be so compelling?!
There were plenty of laughs and the characters were
relatable. The dialogue flowed well and I was definitely buying into the whole
experience. I honestly don’t know where time went while I was watching – that’s
how engrossed I was. Suddenly the movie was just over and it left me shaking my
fist at the ceiling because I wanted more!
The chemistry between the two leads is palpable – and that’s
no wonder, considering they’re a married couple off-screen – or were nearly so,
depending on when this was actually filmed. They’ve appeared in a few films
together, and this likely squeezed in conveniently, given that the shoot
apparently only took 2 weeks.
Bryan Greenberg (Prime,
Bride Wars, The Mindy Project) just exudes charm and comes across as a guy you’d
really want to hang out with. I have been a fan since I first saw him on One Tree Hill (2003-2012). This is the
type of role he seems to really excel at – though, I would be interested in
seeing him in something beyond the romance genre.
The roles I’m used to seeing Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch, Premium Rush, Flock of Dudes)
in are generally rather intense or action related. It was a refreshing change
of pace here to see her just interacting on a fundamental level with someone.
This movie really just feels like you’re taking a stroll through Hong Kong and
hanging out with a couple of your friends.
I absolutely adored this movie. I could watch it again
easily and will likely do so.
Languages
Speech Available:
English
Subtitles Available:
English, French, Spanish
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 74%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – 58%
Metascore - None
Metacritic User Score – None
IMDB Score – 6.5/10
Trust the Dice: Selina’s Rating – 2.5/5
Trust the Dice: Cat’s Rating
– 4.5/5
Trust-the-Dice’s
Parental Advisory Rating: PG-13
Movie Trailer:
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