Bishonen (1998)

Good concept, poorly executed.

Fantastic!

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Hong kong films are mostly action packed, comedies, etc. I have never seen any hong kong films like this one before, this one is romantic, touching, a little bit of disconsolate.I thought that Stephen Fung looks cute, so I wanted to watch this film. In the end, I start to like Daniel Wu better, he looks a little bit like andy lau, and he is shanghai boy.The story is intertwined with each protagonists, and the love they have for each other is pure. The sex scenes are quite steamy, I doubt that they will make any gay films like this one in hong kong any more. The actors are really good, you would feel as if they are really homosexuals in real life.I rate this a total 10. I feel that there won't be another film like this made in Hong Kong any more.

I really don't understand how this movie is a failure. The story is well-organized, the music is awesome and the castings are good-looking. The story focuses on Jet's love-life in particular and gay world in general thru 4 main characters, Jet, Sam, Ah Ching and K.S, who are all connected with each other somehow. The message from the movie just could be perceived that the love between people of the same sex is just as strong and fervent as normal male and female love, or maybe even stronger. The movie just wants to tell us about a homosexual love, to show us what lays beneath the seemingly disgusting caresses and kisses between two men are true feelings from every beat of their hearts. But they can not be free to live with their true feelings because of social prejudice against gay and duties with their family. The contradictions in their minds could not be easily justified so gay-themed movies usually have an unhappy ending with one of the two seeking for death as a solution, an escape. Moreover, the movie also portrays a dark rubbish world of hustlers with extreme disgrace and even pain in their hearts and bodies. If you view this movie with your ready bias against gay people or just attach too much importance to some of its trivial things, then you could definitely not perceive its message. No matter what criticism it may receive, I really think this movie could touch hearts.

I first knew about this movie accidentally and I felt like watching it very soon. It's about a love story of homosexuals men.Well, the film has some sad situations that a love story between two men had never been perfectly showed before. It also treats, in second plan, the HK situation about homosexuality. Some narrated parts of the movie focus the spectator on the characters' feelings, and the overall story is simply based on people's love. Some roles greatly contribute for the storyline (highlights for Shu Qi, which is almost the key of the film), filling it with portions of suspense and surprises. The movie also talks about family, honor, respect, luxury, crime... And although the main roles played, the story is transmitted in a such great way that most part of time you won't even notice the main characters are homosexuals.This was one of the first homosexuals movies I'd seen, and I must admit it's truly a good one. It really leaves on us a sensation to be a true life story, that love really moves humans.And contrasting to many of the annoying American love stories, this movie has the incomparable Asian (or Hong Kong) spice.Too bad it hasn't been released in most west countries yet (I think only in Germany). I hope one day to have it on my collection.

The look of the film is glossy and polished as are the stars of the film. The story unfolds and follows the life of a young Hong Kong police officer as he gets involved with another young and cute guy. The ending line in the story is quite profound regarding love; knowing that you have found it, but not knowing where it will lead you. This is one I would like in my DVD collection.