grumpy736-1
Morristang correctly describes all the sequences in SOMEWHERE WE ALL KNOW and I was also noticing that this is a different kind of "CHINESE movie, almost frame for frame something Hollywood turns out all the time. Shallow love stories with a gimmick, a 30 year old undelivered letter that says, "we can be together, let's meet". Love interrupted. But I am glad Beijing and Chinese money is being used the same way Hollywood money is used. Asians need new images for the 21st Century. The actors were all charming. That Czech doctor didn't have a Brit accent, more of a Hollywood accent. I didn't know the young stud was in a Korean Boy Band. Good for him. I enjoyed this film. Jerry in Hollywood
amandaalamia
Not sure why this has so many negative reviews. I found the movie very touching and sentimental. Was it completely realistic? No, most women don't go to a foreign country and fall into a whirlwind romance with a good looking man but I don't think this movie was meant to be realistic. It was meant to be raw and to touch people about love and not taking what you have for granted, to appreciate people everyday because it may be your last. The story was interesting and sweet, would definitely recommend (especially to chick flick lovers) but have some tissues on hand because I found it to be quite the tearjerker. Both Kris Wu and the female lead's performances were convincing and well done. Overall, a cute story about love and life.
Aija Simpson
The movie itself is amazing. I enjoyed watching but some parts of the movie I some what had to force myself to watch it. I did end up watching this movie 3-4 more times and sharing it with friends.I, myself have a love-hate relationship with this movie.During parts where Jian Tian(Wang Likun) would do something on her bucket list I would have to force myself to watch. She would go crazy and realize it to late to even go back. How she met Peng Zeyang(Wu YiFan) was a little cheesy in my option. She ends up drunk and passing out at his house. Her original plan with Peng Zeyang was...a one night stand. Again super cheesy from there I knew they would have a spark between them. I did however like the idea of the bracelet. The man did say when you meet your true love it would break. I like how it didn't break until they both figured out it was meant to be. I wish that bracelet was real it would help out a lot of people.Now, Wu YiFan...I am a huge fan of him and his work. Though I haven't watch his most recent movie I believe called Mr.6. I believe I like Wu YiFan more in romantic or serious films rather than actions. YiFan did a great job in this film for it being his first one.Overall I still have a love-hate relationship with this film but I would recommend to anyone who likes Rom-Coms or Wu YiFan
BasicLogic
okay, what we got here is about a bunch of Chinese young people traveled, escaped, moved, migrated to one of the European countries trying so hard to re-discover, to rebuild, to rejuvenate, to find and to realize their souls, themselves, their beings, their lives and whatever they thought possible by just going to a foreign country, the only way to achieve such immature whims, by getting out of china, they would then become totally free new self. but is it true, or is it possible? the new and rich generation of the Chinese got a very serious identity crisis. when they decide to get married, the brides would ask their bridegroom-to-be to have their weddings in an European castle or an European catholic church, or a Tuscany or a Provence vineyard. they would prefer drinking a famous brand of red wine from Europe instead of their Chinese wine. they would insist having a western styled wedding without any trace of their Chinese origin, wearing white wedding gowns, hiring music band to play western romantic music. everything and anything must in be western style. the Chinese women must have a big diamond ring for their wedding, otherwise they would feel shameful and lose face. that's the modern day Chinese young men and women, they don't like being a Chinese, they don't like to use anything Chinese, everything must be either European or American made with a brand name, otherwise, it's garbage and lose face.this movie is exactly the living example of what i've pointed out as above. showing a bunch of unrealistic Chinese young men and young women live in Prague. they thought everything there is so romantic. then we saw a young woman with broken heart got a letter related to her grand mother, about a romance when her grandmother was in Prague, and of course, a female artist specialized in painting, met a foreign guy and...well, do i need to keep blabbering on and on? this film is such an unrealistic whim that most Chinese young men and women would like to have. but it's just a wet dream. why you have to use the European background to have a romance? why you have to have a romance that you failed to find in your motherland, your hometown and you could find it in Europe? the casting is just like the formulaic crappy screenplay, with a young male actor trying so hard to look like those so-called handsome and cool idolized Korean young male actors but with such a poor and non-exist acting talent. then we got the leading heroine who also got a very poor acting ability. then we got the actress/producer/director who played the grandmother and the lover with broken heart, then....whatever.so when you got the investors lined up at your front door, giving you the money to produce a film; when the budget is not a problem, the money is not an object to be considered, then you have to script a screenplay that would allow you to spend the money in Europe, no matter it's realistic or not, at least the movie's background would be European, what else is not important.this is a very shallow, naive, unrealistic, cosmetically false, and even shameless Chinese movie with fantasy-like screenplay and full of non-talented Chinese young actors. nothing rings true, and nothing looks real, except the money they spent in Prague was genuine.
