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某投資銀行的經理戴瑞克李（黃立行飾）正忙于對某鋰礦企業進行收購，而他的前任女友艾米梁（徐靜蕾飾）此時也來到香港，以另一家投資銀行副總經理的身份擔任該鋰礦企業的財務顧問，這對昔日情人即將在職場展開對決。戴瑞克的得力助手瑞貝卡（梁詠琪飾）試圖以好友身份勸說艾米退出，而熱門金融博主亨利（李治廷飾）發現了李、梁二人的過往，原來艾米因戴瑞克事業繁忙，絕少時間陪伴自己而賭氣分手，不久卻在戴瑞克的安排下，亦加入了投行領域。戴瑞克與艾米在飛往倫敦的航班上巧遇，為了從收購案中勝出，二人連番纏斗，而隨著事情的發展，這對情侶身份關系再度變化。

相處七年分手七個月，當艾米和Derek再次相見時，已經身處敵對的兩家投資銀行，即將為一場公司收購戰展開正面對決。一輪輪你來我往的交鋒后，彼此對愛情的留戀卻在慢慢增長，在2012到來之前，Dear or enemy，他們會如何決擇？

【音頻文本】

I would never have watched the movie "Dear Enemy" if it hadn't surprised me by making the Top 3 in the nationwide box office ranking. A film featuring a business scuffle like this could easily turn into a mere showcase of luxuries, while the title suggests it may well be just another chick flick, neither of which appeals to my interest. After 95 minutes in the cinema, my prediction was proven correct, except that the movie was so much worse than I had anticipated. A friend who watched the film with me said "Dear Enemy" was the first and only movie in 2011 that managed to keep her totally disengaged from beginning to end.

Yet, we did enjoy plenty of laughter while watching it, not because we were amused but because we found the same expression of bewilderment in each other's face. The first thing to note is the language. The typical practice by foreign-funded film production companies of inserting bits and pieces of English syllables into Chinese sentences has been a running joke for quite some time, but "Dear Enemy" carries on that tradition. The two languages are pieced together in such an awkward manner that they could never have come out of any sane person's mouth. This, combined with multiple Chinese dialects, creates a weird phonetic environment that constitutes the movie's first noticeable laughing stock.

The bilingual dialogue is one of the attempts to capture the lives of the so-called "high-end" elites in the investment banking business. Now as if that is not enough, the actors are sent flying around the world doing things that barely contribute to the main plot. Everywhere they go, the surroundings are "polluted" with extravagance. I have no issues with extravagance per se as long as it helps the story, but unfortunately, the storyline is weak too. As a result, all the efforts to portray the high-end lifestyle end up suggesting sheer vanity.

The story is weak because the director fails to balance two stories at the same time: a love story and a business scramble. At the beginning, the movie dazzles viewers with a shower of the characters' profiles, but succeeds in creating an intense atmosphere. Later on as the history between the lead actor and actress unfolds and both of them fly around the world, the momentum is lost, and the movie is reduced to a travelogue. By the end of the film, you won't be able to tell when you lost track of the story or remember any specific supporting roles.

Moreover, the movie could have done better in terms of editing. The most memorable scene is when the lead actress takes a stroll in the street. What we see is her flipping her hair in almost every short take, imagine the look of THAT?… Plus, better editing might also have helped balance the story.

In summary, "Dear Enemy" is poor movie in almost every sense, a rating of four out of 10 does it enough justice. The only explanation for its popularity is perhaps that moviegoers have had too much intense viewing of late with "The Flowers of War" and "The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate," so that a modern, light-hearted film holds some appeal for them for a change, never mind how cheesy it is.

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