Love Matters (film) explained

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

Plot

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.

Cast

Production

The film is co-directed by Jack Neo and Gilbert Chan.[2]

Reception

May Seah of Today rated the film two out of five stars.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 Singapore Yearly Box Office. Box Office Mojo. IMDB. 9 March 2016.
  2. News: 14 January 2009 . HURRY, RENEW YOUR VOWS . 14 February 2024 . . 24 . NewspaperSG.
  3. News: Seah . May . 23 January 2009 . Love no enough . 14 February 2023 . . 32 . NewspaperSG.