Love Matters | |
Director: | Jack Neo Gilbert Chan |
Producer: | Jack Neo Mang Philip Wu |
Starring: | Henry Thia Yeo Yann Yann Jack Lim Alex Leong Cheryl Lee Natalli Ong Mark Lee Lai Meng |
Editing: | Yim Mun Chong |
Studio: | Neo Studios |
Distributor: | Golden Village Grand Brilliance |
Released: | (Singapore) (Malaysia) |
Country: | Singapore Malaysia |
Language: | Mandarin |
Gross: | US$1,108,032[1] |
Love Matters is a Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo and Gilbert Chan, and produced by Neo Studios, MM Studios & Grand Brilliance
Love Matters revolves around three main protagonists – 52-year-old Tan Bo Seng, his 17-year-old son Benny and 36-year-old Jeremy Tan, Bo Seng's ‘adopted’ brother – and their accidental journey in seeking and keeping love and happiness.
Bo Seng leads a routine life. Attempts to revive the passion with his wife Jia Li cannot improve their stale love life. Jeremy lives a colourful life, colourful in reference to his long list of girlfriends. “Never to commit” is his motto for love. Benny has just school life, his only vice is anything to do with the computer, his only distraction is his crush, Jennifer, his classmate's girl.
Bo Seng & Jia Li the old fashion couple has more misses than hits in the love department and a series of madness spin off one night.
Jeremy meets Benny's teacher, Ms Wong - a lady, unlike the wild things he has had. His charm wins him her heart, but his Casanova means refuse to take a back seat, a new lady friend threatens to change his life ...
Benny starts to see hope in relationships, when Jennifer notices him and invites him over to her place. Over the visit, Jennifer's friendly attention, takes a turn into something that Benny wish he has not been.
The film is co-directed by Jack Neo and Gilbert Chan.[2]
May Seah of Today rated the film two out of five stars.[3]