Jaycee
Chan, David Chiang, Kar Lok Chin , Wing Lim Cho, Shiu Hung Hui ,
Suet Lam
Derek Yee won the Best Director Award at the 2005 Hong Kong Film
Awards with One Nite in Mongkok. But instead of making another crime
movie, Yee moved on to something stylistically very different, but
ultimately just as remarkable. His latest work, 2 Young, attempts
to explore the inner struggle of today's youth in facing issues
of love, family, and responsibility. Action star progeny Jaycee
Fong (Jackie Chan's son) and Hong Kong rising singer Fiona Sit portray
a young couple whose relationship is opposed by their parents. But
when their intimacy goes too far, their relationship becomes more
than just a matter between two youngsters...
Jaycee Fong is Ka Fu, a high-school dropout who falls in love with
rich girl Yuek Nam (Fiona Sit). The two begin a tender teen romance,
but when Yeuk Nam gets pregnant, her father (Anthony Wong) becomes
furious and grounds her indefinitely. She decides to run away with
Ka Fu to raise the child on their own, but the desire to be responsible
adults may be more than these two youngsters are capable of. The
kids' courage may be touching, but the parents' superb acting and
Derek Yee's direction may get more attention. Yee's talent lies
in making a melodrama absorbing and enjoyable, but not overly sentimental,
and in his hands, 2 Young is a surprisingly accomplished and unexpected
Hong Kong film.
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