Year: 2011
Director: Daming Chen
Writer: Daming Chen, Josh Goldsmith (original film), Cathy Yuspa (original film)
Cast: Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Gong Li, Yuan Li, Chan Chi-Pang, Li Cheng-Ru, Zhu Zhu, Russell Wong, Anya, Mavis Pan Shuang-Shuang
The Skinny: Andy Lau-starred remake of the hit Hollywood film is glossy and pleasant enough to sit through. However, it doesn't do enough with the source material to make it worthwhile for those who’ve seen the same concept done better.
Review
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Kevin Ma: China seems to be an ideal place to set a remake of the Hollywood romantic comedy What Women Want. Not only is its film industry more than happy to show off the country's new cosmopolitan image of fancy cars and chic architecture, the rising presence of women in the Chinese corporate world is also becoming an appealing subject for the legion of Chinese urban female moviegoers.
Cue writer-director Daming Chen and Andy Lau's Focus Films, who decided to tackle the remake and retool its American elements to fit the sensibilities of Chinese audiences. While the result is mildly entertaining and doesn't offend, it's no more than a passable star vehicle at best and the proof that remakes are harder to do right than they appear to be.
Transported from Chicago to Beijing, the story of What Women Want Version 2.0 remains essentially the same: arrogant, narcissistic ad executive Sun Zigong (Andy Lau) thinks that he's loved by women everywhere. However, his ego is seriously bruised when the company brings in a new female creative director to fit the changing advertising market. Even worse, that new director is Li Yilong (Gong Li), who Zigong tried to flirt with unsuccessfully before their official meeting.
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