Please tell me the sentiment of the following review: "The Leap Years" is a movie adapted from an e-novella by Singapore writer Catherine Lim, which became the first Singapore novel/novella to be sold over the internet. The film had a tortuous post-production schedule: shot in early 2005, it was slated for release at the end of 2005, but only turn up eventually 3 years later, on the 29th February 2008, a leap year.

Before I say anything, I must first admit I'm no fan of the romance genre, so I may be a little biased against this film - I watched it merely because it was a Singapore production, and that it's available for borrowing at my neighborhood library. Here's my two cents on the movie.

Let's just start by saying that other than Qi Yu-wu's KS and Wong Li-Lin, everybody here of note seems to be a Eurasian. The love interest is a Eurasian (Ananda Everingham), and Wong's trio of buddies are all, er-hem, Eurasians. Does this film perpetuate the stereotype that falling in love and associating with Eurasians are more "in" than the common Chinese (or whatever Asian race you are?) I don't know, it sure seems that way. Also, everyone in the movie speaks in some mystical "anglified" accent which doesn't exist anywhere, certainly not in Singapore. It's the kind of "semi-perfect English" that authorities would like us speak, but which doesn't exist anywhere outside, say, the MTV Channel. The effect is that the dialog of the movie sounds forced and stilted, not helped by the lack of true-blue Singaporeans in the cast.

The scriptwriter seems to be trying too hard to string one-liners after one-liners. After twenty minutes, the "wit" of the movie starts to pall and the film starts serving up its usual plate of clichés. 

I guess I didn't enjoy the movie because the entire premise of sustaining a love affair over 16 long years seems unbelievable. 

There are other incredulities in the film. I can't for one believe that KS (played by Qi Yu-wu) would fall for one of Wong's girlfriends. And the scene where the bridegroom says, "Go, before I change my mind," has been used in a hundred East Asian (Korean, Chinese, Hong Kong, Taiwanese etc) TV serials...

So 4 stars for this film. The production value is fair, and Wong Li-lin tries her best, but she's not helped by the script. Joan Chen has a 15-minute bit-part in the movie as the older Wong and is perhaps the best actress of the lot, but, hey, her role is just cameo.

If you come across "The Leap Years" in the rental or library, you may want to pop it in the DVD player for curiosity's sake, but otherwise, for people who don't exactly enjoy the romance genre, you can decide whether or not to give it a miss.
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Snälla berätta för mig känslan av följande recension: "The Leap Years" är en film anpassad från en e-novella av Singapore författaren Catherine Lim, som blev den första Singapore romanen/novella att säljas över internet. Filmen hade ett torftigt efterproduktionsschema: inspelad i början av 2005, den var planerad för utgivning i slutet av 2005, men dyker bara upp så småningom 3 år senare, den 29 februari 2008, ett skottår. Innan jag säger något måste jag först erkänna att jag inte är något fan av romantikgenren, så jag kan vara lite partisk mot denna film - jag såg det bara för att det var en Singapore-produktion, och att det finns att låna på mitt grannbibliotek. Här är mina två cent på filmen. Låt oss bara börja med att säga att förutom Qi Yu-wus KS och Wong Li-Lin, verkar alla här av betydelse vara eurasier. Kärleksintresset är en eurasier (Ananda Everingham), och Wongs trio av kompisar är alla, er-hem, eurasier. Förevigar denna film stereotypen att förälska sig i och umgås med eurasier är mer "in" än den vanliga kinesen (eller vilken asiatisk ras man än är?) Jag vet inte, det verkar verkligen så. Dessutom talar alla i filmen i någon mystisk "anglifierad" accent som inte finns någonstans, definitivt inte i Singapore. Det är den typen av "halvperfekt engelska" som myndigheterna vill att vi ska tala, men som inte finns någonstans utanför, låt oss säga, MTV Channel. Effekten är att filmens dialog låter tvingad och stylad, inte hjälpt av bristen på äkta blå singaporianer i rollbesättningen. Manusförfattaren verkar anstränga sig för hårt för att snöra en-liners efter en-liners. Efter tjugo minuter börjar filmens "wit" att palla och filmen börjar servera upp sin vanliga tallrik med klichéer. Jag antar att jag inte gillade filmen eftersom hela förutsättningen att upprätthålla en kärleksaffär över 16 långa år verkar otroligt. Det finns andra inkrementer i filmen. Jag kan inte tro att KS (spelad av Qi Yu-wu) skulle falla för en av Wongs flickvänner. Och scenen där brudgummen säger: "Gå, innan jag ändrar mig," har använts i hundra östasiatiska (koreanska, kinesiska, Hongkong, taiwanesiska etc) TV-serier... Så fyra stjärnor för den här filmen. Produktionsvärdet är rättvist, och Wong Li-lin gör sitt bästa, men hon får ingen hjälp av manuset. Joan Chen har en 15 minuter lång bit-del i filmen som den äldre Wong och är kanske den bästa skådespelerskan av partiet, men, hej, hennes roll är bara cameo. Om du stöter på "The Leap Years" i hyran eller biblioteket, du kanske vill pop den i DVD-spelaren för nyfikenhetens skull, men annars, för människor som inte exakt njuta av romantik genre, du kan bestämma om att ge det en miss. ALTERNATIV: - negativ - positiv
Please tell me the feeling of the following review: "The Leap Years" is a film adapted from an e-novella by Singapore writer Catherine Lim, who became the first Singapore novel/novella to be sold over the internet. The film had a meagre post-production schedule: recorded in early 2005, it was scheduled for release in late 2005, but only eventually appears 3 years later, on February 29, 2008, a leap year. Before I say anything, I must first admit that I am not a fan of the romance genre, so I can be a little biased towards this film - I only saw it because it was a Singapore production, and that there is to borrow from my neighbor library. Here's my two cents on the film. Let's just start by saying that apart from Qi Yu-wus KS and Wong Li-Lin, everyone here of importance seems to be Eurasians. The love interest is a Eurasian (Ananda Everingham), and Wong's trio of friends are all, your-home, Eurasians. Does this film perpetuate the stereotype of falling in love with and socializing with Eurasians is more "in" than the ordinary Chinese (or whatever Asian race you are?) I don't know, it really seems that way. In addition, everyone in the film speaks in some mysterious "angliified" accent that is nowhere, definitely not in Singapore. It is the kind of 'half-perfect English' that the authorities want us to speak, but that is nowhere outside, say, the MTV Channel. The effect is that the film's dialogue sounds forced and styled, not helped by the lack of genuine blue Singaporeans in the cast. The screenwriter seems to be making too much effort to string one-liners after one-liners. After twenty minutes, the film's "wit" begins to palletize and the film begins serving up its usual plate of clichés. I guess I didn't like the movie because the whole premise of maintaining a love affair over 16 long years seems incredible. There are other increments in the film. I can't believe KS (played by Qi Yu-wu) would fall for one of Wong's girlfriends. And the scene where the groom says, "Go, before I change my mind," has been used in a hundred East Asian (Korean, Chinese, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, etc.) television series... So four stars for this movie. The production value is fair, and Wong Li-lin does her best, but she gets no help from the script. Joan Chen has a 15-minute bit-part in the film as the older Wong and is perhaps the best actress of the party, but, hey, her role is just cameo. If you encounter "The Leap Years" in the rent or library, you might want to pop it into the DVD player for curiosity's sake, but otherwise, for people who don't exactly enjoy the romance genre, you can decide to give it a miss. ALTERNATIVE: - negative - positive
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negative