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Feel 100%
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Chinese: 百分百感覺 "You're my hero."
Ekin Cheng leans on Sammi Cheng
Year: 1996
Director: Joe Ma Wai-Ho
Producer: Manfred Wong, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Writer: Joe Ma Wai-Ho, Matt Chow Hoi-Kwong
Cast: Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin (Dior Cheng), Sammi Cheng Sau-Man, Eric Kot Man-Fai, Gigi Leung Wing-Kei, Allen Ting Chi-Chun, Michelle Wong Man, Christine Ng Wing-Mei, Law Kar-Ying, Wyman Wong Wai-Man, Madam Nancy, Matthew Chow Hoi-Kwong, Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, Lee Siu-Kei, Spencer Lam Seung-Yi, Sammy
The Skinny: Fluffy Gen-X romantic comedy that has all but defined its own genre in Hong Kong. It's also one of the better ones as it balances sap with silliness extremely well.
 
Review
by Kozo:

This extremely popular manga-inspired comedy is a charming and deceptively frivolous affair. Dior Cheng is Jerry, a slacker who does something with computers for a living and resides in a brightly colored apartment that looks like a set from Sesame Street. He falls for Fong-Fong (Gigi Leung), who looks sort of anime-ish with big eyes and short hair. 

Meanwhile, Jerry’s best buds Cherrie (Sammi Cheng) and Hui-Lok (Eric Kot) look on while experiencing their own Gen-X issues. Hui-Lok doesn’t appreciate his faithful girlfriend Man-Yi (Michelle Wong Man), and Cherrie is annoyed watching Jerry and Fong-Fong because she likes Jerry, too. Big surprise. Anyway, it’s all very cute and such as these people battle with hearts and heads before the real plot shows up: Jerry must choose between Fong-Fong and Cherrie. And in doing so, he reaches into the depths of his soul or something like that.

Actually, I’m being unfair in my cynicism towards the film. Despite the overdone situations, wacky characters, and predominantly silly tone, there is a real feel to Joe Ma’s Gen-X comedy. In showing the childish and silly nature of his characters, he inevitably leads us to fortune-cookie message of the film: time for Jerry to grow up. Yep, this is a coming-of-age movie mixed with wacky sappy stuff. Jerry eventually chooses to be with one of the female leads, and in doing so he makes a life-altering choice that’s all but unseen underneath the final act’s wacky Mission: Impossible parody.

The final message is ultimately a typical movie one concerning commitment, but the writing and the leads bring things across in a fun, playful manner. Given the time, this movie can affect - especially to the movie’s primary twenty something audience. The cast is likable and attractive, but Sammi Cheng is the standout with her charming natural performance and terrific alto singing voice. The manga influence can be seen in the candy-colored sets and even the Canto-pop montages. The highlight of this film is a parody of Andy Lau’s A Moment of Romance that will leave you in stitches. Give Joe Ma some credit; it’s three in a row for this guy. (Kozo 1996)

 
Theme song: "No Debts" by Sammi Cheng
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Availability: DVD (Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Universe Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
English and Chinese Subtitles
Also see: Feel 100% II (2001)
Feel 100%...once more (1996)
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