Set in modern (and crowded) HK, an average superstitious old lady faces the forecasts of death. Handling his 2 sons and a runaway daughter alone, she's heartbroken when her son and daughter argued over who should take care of her. Gifted with the 6th sense, she created a few funny and touching scenes with her family members. Starting demanding and choosy, she learns to allow more freedom for her children and gave them comfort after facing traumatic experiences outside in society. She 'accidentally' died during her lonely tour, but her strong will of surviving gained pity of Death and she was allowed to live '10 years' more....promising 10 years of happiness. Anita was perfect, but her daughter's role was a little hyperbolic...4 children each from different races, and each following their father's genes. Enjoyable all-time movie, watch along with your family. Family first!
3 Reviews
Parental love, wrapped with the typical oriental conservation
junyi200216 January 2005
Warning: Spoilers
A sticky-sweet stomach-turner
Levana5 February 1999
A mess of nauseating sentimentality which does not even succeed in being funny, this story of a woman who makes a deal with Death, trading ten years of her own life for the survival of her son, is too much awash in candy-colored cheesiness to wring any tears from its most outrageous plays for pathos.
Heartwarming although not 'great'
redlychee9 May 2000
There is not much plot, and Anita Yuen's make-up is atrocious, but I like this movie because it reminds us not to take our loved ones for granted, especially our parents.
When Anita's character (the mother) disappears, her children start to reminisce about their childhood and remember how much she loved them. Jordan Chan as the intellectually-slow but filial son is juxtaposed with his other siblings who are cold to their mother. Perhaps we have become so clever who forget what things are more important.
This movie is also valuable for the scenes of the late Roy Chiao, and a peep into the mentality of the old people as their friends start to die off one by one.
When Anita's character (the mother) disappears, her children start to reminisce about their childhood and remember how much she loved them. Jordan Chan as the intellectually-slow but filial son is juxtaposed with his other siblings who are cold to their mother. Perhaps we have become so clever who forget what things are more important.
This movie is also valuable for the scenes of the late Roy Chiao, and a peep into the mentality of the old people as their friends start to die off one by one.
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