Ah. It's been ages since I've posted my last review. Sorry about that. I guess things just piled up, and I lost track. I will try to gallop through now.
Since this series has been over for a while and has also been a little dusty in my DVD shelf, I will just simply glaze through this review. Also sorry about that...
Ok. Overview:
First TV series with immigration work Top confidential of Hong Kong's border security
Immigration Department is guarding the door of Hong Kong, and seeks out to prevent doubtful identities and criminals from entering Hong Kong. It only not creates a highly demanding task for immigration officer and also raises a further question - how will they make identity verification as accurate as possible?
FONG TSUN KIT (Kwok Chun On) becomes friends with two other candidates CHENG PAK YUE (Cho Wing Lim) and YIP ON KEI (Mung Ka Wai, Yoyo) while applying for a post in the Immigration Department. YU is an aggressive person. He later moves to the Police Force and is promoted to Senior Inspector of Regional Crime Unit. While investigating a murder case, he realizes that the new gang leader WU KIT SUM (Wong Tak Bun) has killed somebody because of KIT's wife. It totally turns KIT's life upside down. As a good friend, KEI helps KIT take care of his son after a failed relationship with YU. When two hearts meet, an extraordinary link spontaneously draws them together. Meanwhile, AU SHUN FUNG (Patrick Tang) appreciates KIT's ability very much and recommends him to MAK KAI MING (John Chiang), Head of Investigation Section. KIT gains approval and he is determined to start anew. While carrying out an investigation on a fraud syndicate, he comes upon his missing wife and uncovers her long-hidden identity -- credits to DramaWiki
**The software that I'm using is currently having glitches, so the screen caps aren't doing so well. I'm too lazy to rip it into my computer, so until I fix it, please bear with me as I Google search for some pics. =)!
Roger Kwok as Fong Chun Kit
Uh. Could they possibly find a worse haircut for Roger? Sorry, but I really, really love Roger but god! While watching this series, all I could think about was what the heck is wrong with his stylist. I understand that they're trying to make him an incredibly innocent character but arg! Alright. Since we're past the haircut, we'll talk about his character and his acting.
Of course, we all know that Roger performs very well on screen, although I don't know if this was the role for him. I just thought that he either overacted or there were some parts that didn't seem to connect. NO, I don't mean because of the directing. It's definitely the acting.
Well, supposedly Roger's role is to convey a character that absolutely always has the short end of the stick. He loves his family and does everything for them. So in a way, I guess that's supposed to help us understand why he lets go of his wife later in the story, but to me it did not make sense at all. If he gave up on his wife because he worried about his family, where is the child supposed to go? Seriously, his character was a mess. If Fong Chun Kit is supposed to be such an analytical character that puts others ahead of him, why would he easily fall into the trap of convicting his mentor?
Yoyo Mung as Yip On Kei
Ok. So, to tell you the truth, I've never really liked Yoyo Mung as an actress. Yes, I understand and acknowledge that she has made considerable improvements in her acting career, but as far as she is now, shouldn't there be at least one screen where I feel like she could personally reel me in and let me believe that she isn't just trying too hard?
As for her character, I don't like her either. How can a girl just go from best friend to best friend? Sure, I love the whole idea about 2 best friends liking the same girl, and oh the drama (yes, I know... fudgeroo is VERY hypocritical at times), but this is just her being difficult on purpose, as though it somehow helps to prolong the script.
Power Chan as Leung Chi Lun
Ah. Now here is a character and actor who is fit for his part. Yes. Repetition is the key to series. Power Chan again plays the same "good for nothing," "too irritating," yet wonderful friend in this series. He has a gambling problem and gets himself into a ton of debt, but towards the end of the series, he starts to change, although, uh oh, it may be a little bit too late (dum dum dum)!
The only thing that makes me sad when I watch Power Chan is because in the back of my head, I always think that it's too sad that he'll never get the main lead.
Raymond Cho as Cheng Pak Yu
Yep. Same fate as Power Chan. He's also type casted, but contrary to the negativity, does quite well. I mean, he has played the same role quite a bit. Nothing more could be said about Raymond Cho except that I hope he could once again play those nice, charming, and slightly comical characters without any hint of being morbidly evil.
Relationships
Fong Chun Kit & Cheung Si Man
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I really liked this pairing, but too bad it had to go downhill (although I did suspect it all along.) I mean first and foremost, typical of all TVB dramas, and all other dramas as a whole, the male lead HAS to end up with the female lead or at least have some kind of true romance. So what do they do the married couple? Rip them apart by calling up Man's past of prostitution and also her past romance with her gang boss. Geez. What has TVB gotten itself into? Nope. Nope. Nope. Not a good way to pull up your ratings I tell you!
Fong Chun Kit & Yip On Kei
Really? Seriously? Do we really have to go there?
What the heck is wrong with Kei? I mean, sure I may understand that since Kit is going through a depressing state, he may want to find a shoulder to lean on (yes. I know you guys out there are just as human as us girls and also need a companion), but what the heck is Kei doing? He has a son!
Au Shun Fung (Patrick Tang) & Yip On Yi (Natalie Tong) & Chung Chi Yan (Toby Leung)
Eh. Even more icky. First of all, I would like for all of you to know that Toby looks way tpo forced on her acting. Both her and her character does not even in the slightest bit appeal to me. I was ready to cast her out as the third person who ruins a perfectly great relationship. And the director sensed it, the only way to make me hate the show even more was by making Fung and Yan end up together. Mother! What more shall I say of this series?!
Oh. I love Natalie Tong. Plays the same role over and over but hey, at least she's got her part down. Just sad that the growing chemistry between her character and Fung's character couldn't grow into something real.
Ending of the series:
More than predictable. Alright, some gasps here and there, but you'll figure it out. No worries. The only thing was that Man died and lost the evidence. Why the heck would you go hide on the rooftop when you could have ran down to the crowded and busy streets and easily lose your pursuers?
Thoughts on series: It's a nice series to watch if you're planning on passing time. I wouldn't recommend buying this series, but if you decide to watch it, the best parts to watch are at the beginning and end. The middle is free for you to fast forward. See? Another good reason why you shouldn't waste money on this series. You wouldn't want to fast forward on any of the parts since money was spent on every single frame, and instead you would just try to pull out strands of hair to keep you awake instead.
Apologies: Alright, let's get this out in the open. I did not like this when I watched it, and my level of interest for this movie is dropping lower and lower as I write a review on this series. Therefore, the quality of this review is much lower than the other reviews that I have written and also since the time I last watched this and the time I'm actually sitting down to write this review is quite broad, I've forgotten many of the details. Plus, this one is also much more rushed since I’m trying to post 2 more reviews for you guys also. Sorry. I'll do better next time a series end. Forward!
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