Backed by James Cameron himself, and given access to some nifty technology, the film's 3D occasionally allows the scenes to pop off the screen, but in many of the mid to long-shots it looks flat. For those who haven't - or who won't be able to - this is a terrific chance to see what the fuss is all about.
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If you've been lucky enough to catch the world-re-known circus troupe Cirque du Soleil's act in Las Vegas, the movie doesn't quite bring anything new to the table. Filled with some of the best extracts from a half-dozen live shows, glued together with a paper-thin tale of a lost lovers, we get to amaze at hundreds of the world's best performers leaping, soaring, swimming and dancing amid some extravagant, imaginative sets and outrageous conditions. Review: Worlds Away isn't a movie, it's - surprise! - a sequence of the internationally acclaimed Cirque du Soleil circus acts. Plot: Entranced by an aerialist and desperate to save him from an impossible fall, a young woman stumbles into - and must brave - a dreamlike world filled with acrobatic wonders in order to find him again. Starring: Erica Linz, Igor Zaripov, Lutz Halbhubner The film celebrates life, even a simple life, as one worth living, and made important through the connections one makes during its passage. Oh, and there's a few local cinema in-jokes with HK icon Sammo Hung and Tsui Hark thrown in for fans, too. The chemistry between them is sometimes strange, sometimes awkward but always hopeful and true, especially as the roles of care-giver and care-taker switches sides. And she could not have found better actors to participate: Asian superstar Lau takes on a rare down-to-earth role that proves his acting chops, and Yip utterly convinces in a tough role as the maid, a performance that isn't aboutĬlichés but about respect, sacrifice and dignity. She as always shown a very humanistic approach to her films - along with the social critique - and this one is no different, capturing the vagaries of life, the tragedies and the hope without ever giving in to melodramatics. Director Hui, a woman director, is a rarity in HK cinema her politically-driven films have always gone against mainstream expectations but have always been a barometer for local social consciousness. Yet if it's not always pleasant material, the film maintains a gentle view of its two main characters, its roots firmly planted in the everyday. It's not just seeing our own twilight approach, the tragedy of being forced by social and economic necessity to an old-folks home, it's the knowledge of not being able to come back out, the mistreatment by their children, and the fear of being forgotten or discarded. With this premise, the story extends to being a window to things society shies away from discussing: aging. The focus is on the female Philippine workers who come in droves to Hong Kong to as maids, dedicating their entire lives to a family, people who usually only wish they would disappear when they've grown too old or infirm. Review: A Simple Life racked up all the major prizes at the Hong Kong Film Awards, including wins for director, actor, actress, script and Best Picture - and it's easy to see why. Plot: After suffering a stroke, an elderly maid is no longer able to perform her duties for her employer, a career-driven film producer, and is forced to move into an old people's home leading to a reversal of roles both are unprepared for.
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