The movie centers on a company that has a mission to help clients realize their dreams - to officiate the ultimate fake - even though it may mean gross the staff out. That is precisely what many Chinese up-and-coming entrepreneurs are doing - as long as it generates cash, zero principles or bottom line whatsoever matters. Hence we see different projects the company works on to serve their clients.
It is quite creative to crystallize the twisted values in contemporary China while presenting it cynically. While the company is fictional, the troubles and frustrations the clients suffer from are real problems and doubts we have in rapidly changing China. The principal actors playing the roles of the four company staff members probably enjoy this production tremendously because they have the opportunity to play different roles in fulfilling their clients' dreams.
But character development for each staff members is weak - they can be anyone playing those roles for a brief period. Hence, there is minimal identification with any characters in the movie, the clients included.
However, the phenomenon is real and the incidents are probably based on real hearsay: that a hardworking government official will be tempted to abuse his power in approving public projects in exchange for handsome cash gifts and women. In another episode, an award-winning movie director is looking for elegance and taste but could not find it in China and eventually has to use extreme means ? As for a one day rags- to-rich story, a cleaning lady is turned into a millionaire and lives an extravagant life for one day.
Stunning cinematography towards the end in showing how grandiose the Chinese landscape could have been by exemplifying how they are now. But the way in presenting the apology to nature is too odd, tactless and artless. There is little link between the company business and this action?
(295842-D)
Personal Tailor[DVD] (Date: 2014-12-22)
Price($):
HK$55(US$)
Publisher:CN Entertainment Ltd
No of Disk: 1
Region Code: 3
Subtitle: Chinese(Traditional),Chinese(Simplified),English
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating: I
Languages: Mandarin
Video: NTSC,DVD-9
Special features: the first Trailer (Airport delays articles), first Trailer (the interpreter text), the official version of the trailer, stills appreciation
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