The Second Woman/ Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons I know what you're thinking. How can we call it a Shu Qi triple bill when we're only watching two movies? Well as luck would have it, The Second Woman features not one but two star turns from everybody's favourite waste of time. Shu Qi plays twin sisters in Carol Lai's The Second Woman, which is all the incentive I need quite frankly. The second film is Stephen Chow's action fantasy, Journey to the West. You all remember Stephen Chow, right? Quite why he disappeared off the face of the earth is anybody's guess, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Shu Qi plays twin sisters in The Second Woman. If that's not enough to reel you in, I don't know what is? Shu Qi was one of my first loves of Asian cinema, alongside Japanese horror and Donnie Yen.
- 9/19/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
The Second Woman/ Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons I know what you're thinking. How can we call it a Shu Qi triple bill when we're only watching two movies? Well as luck would have it, The Second Woman features not one but two star turns from everybody's favourite waste of time. Shu Qi plays twin sisters in Carol Lai's The Second Woman, which is all the incentive I need quite frankly. The second film is Stephen Chow's action fantasy, Journey to the West. You all remember Stephen Chow, right? Quite why he disappeared off the face of the earth is anybody's guess, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Shu Qi plays twin sisters in The Second Woman. If that's not enough to reel you in, I don't know what is? Shu Qi was one of my first loves of Asian cinema, alongside Japanese horror and Donnie Yen.
- 9/19/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
Hong Kong writer director Carol Lai returns with “The Second Woman”, a suspense drama revolving around the ever popular theme of sinister twins. The film receives a real boost from having popular and award winning actress Shu Qi (“Love”) in the two lead roles, with Shawn Yue (“Love in the Buff”) on hand as her understandably confused beau, plus support from Chen Shu, Zhang Nai Tian and Niu Meng Meng. Shu Qi plays Huibao, an understudy actress rehearsing for a new performance of the play “The Legend of Lady Plum Blossom” with her boyfriend Nan (Shawn Yue). When she is struck down by illness, her twin sister Huixiang (also Shu Qi) takes over in her place, delivering a superb performance and surprising everyone. This puts a great deal of tension on the relationship between the sisters, not least since Huibao starts to suspect that Huixiang might be making eyes at Nan behind her back.
- 7/23/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Is it “Love Mystery”, or is it “The Second Woman”? Frankly, I don’t care. As long as the film delivers on the promise of two Shu Qis, they can call the damned thing whatever they want. I really don’t mind. Below you’ll find two new posters for director Carol Lai’s forthcoming thriller, which will find a temporary home in Chinese theaters on March 22nd, 2012. Did you miss the lengthy synopsis and its accompanying trailer? If so, click here...
- 3/14/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
What’s better than one Shu Qi, you ask? Why, two Shu Qis in the same motion picture, of course! Carol Lai’s upcoming thriller “The Second Woman” features the aforementioned actress as twin sisters who are in love with the same guy. It’s kind of like “Dead Ringers”. Except, you know, for all that creepy gynecological stuff. Maybe I’m reaching here. Anyway, here’s a predictably-placed plot synopsis: Hui Bao (Shu Qi) and Nan (Shawn Yue), a longtime couple, are both stage drama actors. They are now intensely rehearsing for their troupe’s tour of their new play “The Legend of Lady Plum Blossom”. After a lot of hard work, Hui Bao becomes the second leading actress of the play. Unfortunately, she falls severely ill right before the last show of the tour, and worries that her failure to perform would destroy her career. Hui Bao’s performance,...
- 3/5/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Poor Shawn Yue, surrounded by beautiful women and all of them are Shu Qi.Yes, it's hard to feel bad for Yue in such a circumstance but that is the core of his conundrum Carol Lai's thriller The Second Woman, in which Shu plays a double role as sisters entangled with Yue.Hui Bao (Shu Qi) and Nan (Shawn Yue), a longtime couple, are both stage drama actors. They are now intensely rehearsing for their troupe's tour of their new play "The Legend of Lady Plum Blossom". After a lot of hard work, Hui Bao becomes the second leading actress of the play. Unfortunately, she falls severely ill right before the last show of the tour, and worries that her failure to perform would destroy her...
- 3/4/2012
- Screen Anarchy
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