Secret
(PG)- Release Date: 8th August 2007 (Showtimes)
- Language: Mandarin
- Running Time: 100 mins
- Genre: Romance / Drama
- Director: Charlene Choi, Jay Chou
- Cast: Lun-Mei Kwai, Jay Chou, Nicholas Mastandrea, Stewart Hendler, Anthony Wong. (Full Cast)
- Local Distributor: Cathay-Keris Films
The first day Lun (Chou) enters Tamkang Secondary School, he meets Yu (Kwai Lun-Mei) in the music room when she is playing a mysterious piano solo. The two become intimate friends and spend a lot of time together. He often asks her "What's the melody you played the first day we met?" but Yu unfailingly replies: "That's my secret." One day, Lun asks Yu to meet him in the music room but Yu never showed up. Lun cannot find her. Later, Lun sees Yu in an old photograph and what surprises him is that Yu is standing next to his father, Chiu (Anthony Wong) in the photo!
Latest Review
The Secret is Out
What I loved most: The music & the piono scenes, nice cinematography
What I really hated: Predictable storyline & secret, lack of chemistry between the main leads
The secret is out - accomplished musician Jay Chou is suprisingly also a good film director but his acting skill is still lacking. For his directorial debut, Secret is an above average film for this first time film maker. It is a film that delved into high school love story that go beyond time between Lum (JAY CHOU) and a mysterious fellow classmate Yu @ Rain (KWAI LUN-MEI). Met at the school's music room, both of them are passionate about music and piano. Yu's constant disapperance from the classroom has turn the music room as the secret rendevous place for this 2 lovers. She is also keeping a secret from Lum - the melody that she played on the piano when they first met. When Yu disappeared from school due to a misunderstanding between the two of them, Lum went to her house looking for her - only to realise later that she is the school girl who stands next to his teacher father (ANTHONY WONG) in a photo taken in the 80s - a secret that she has been keeping from him. Being a film that revolves around music, the film's music score is really captivating to the extend that its over shadow the other aspect within the film itself. The film's cinematograhy is also nicely done with scenes of the countrysie (mountain,river,beach) truely capture the mood of the young lovers. However, Jay Chou need to improve himself to be a better thespian - there are lack of chemistry between him and the female lead eventhough they are lovers in the film. Nevertheless, this is still a commendable directorial debut from this Taiwanese heart throb - a good watch even if you are not a fan of Jay Chou.
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