【電影簡介】

黃達是一個、勤勞勇敢、老實厚道的男人，多年來一直渴望娶妻生子，但相親99次仍未成功。

葉熏是一個樂團的大提琴手，自三年前婚禮當天未婚夫的意外離開，便一直沉浸在悲痛之中。桃子是葉熏的閨密。桃子擔心葉熏的感情生活，一心想作媒介為她紹男友。不想在桃子安排的一場相親局上，葉熏的相親對象是一個花心的有婦之夫，想包養葉熏，恰在尷尬之際，黃達陰差陽錯的成了葉熏的救命稻草。為感激黃達，葉熏幫他要回了被拖欠的工程款。而黃達卻在與葉熏的相處過程中，被其善良和美貌打動，對葉熏產生了好感。

一日，在聽完葉熏的“愛情教育課”后，黃達不顧兩人差距，對葉熏展開瘋狂的追求。葉熏一方面很抗拒，另一方面又不忍心傷害黃達的自尊心，所以對黃達若即若離，以禮相待。但她卻沒有意識到，黃達的憨厚執著對她產生了影響，她的心也開始動搖。

就在葉熏動搖的時候，她失蹤三年的未婚夫許卓突然現身。到底該順從于當下的感覺，還是忠誠于當初的誓言？一封大提琴演奏會前的情信，一把為葉熏特制的提琴椅，一次夢想秀舞臺上的特殊告白，葉熏心里有了答案。

【音頻文本】

An unmatched couple is perhaps humanity’s longest-living fairy tale. By unmatched I mean a rich, good looking wife and a poor homely husband. This type of combination certainly was rare in the age of arranged marriage, but even in our time, the 21st century, we can still find few examples. Personally I’ve seen none, except for those written in fictions or faked on screen.

Taiwan romantic drama film “Say Yes” is the latest addition to the on-screen make-believe. In the movie,Huang Bo plays an unlucky construction worker who’s failed 99 blind dates, his hundredth belle is a beautiful musician, played by Taiwan model and actress Lin Chi-ling. The story begins with both characters living starkly different lives, but in roughly 100 minutes, they will hold each other’s hand and attempt their first kiss.

It is the simplest of stories. First of all, there is a comparison of the couple’s appearance, financial status and social connections to imply that their relationship is nearly impossible. What follows is how they overcome the differences and turn the impossible into possible. Right after that there is twist, whicheveryone knows the couple will eventually get over. And finally it is the happy ending.

However the movie is not as simple. At first a split screen demonstrates how the couple begin their regular, but different lives, up to the point of their first encounter where the spilt screens merge. Later on, equally ingenious cinematography and editing create a warm and colorful tone, quite fitting to the romantic theme. Plus, the pacing of the story is better than most Chinese films, so moviegoers would barely notice the want of story and originality.

Meanwhile, such a story inevitably involves humor, and the actors haven’t failed to deliver that. Lead actor Huang Bo always seems to have a lucid understanding about his roles and very natural in presenting them, in this piece he is once again at the center of quite a few chuckles and laughters. However, he’s onlyplayed a fixed range of characters so far, I remain curious to see how he would handle serious challenges.

Lead actress Lin Chi-ling was supposed to be there only for her looks, and the movie was supposed to be a motion photo album of hers. While the latter half is proven by the number of her outfits in the movie, shecertainly contributed more than just her looks. Let’s say she didn’t wreck the film with all the posturing and probably did better than actress Shu Qi in “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons”. What more can you expect from a model slash actress?

Lack of originality is the curse of Chinese films, “Say Yes” is no exemption from the cursed, but it certainly is a decent romantic comedy. I think it deserves a six out of ten.

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