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DragonAlien
32 people found this review helpful
Feb 1, 2017
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
This movie is typical romantic comedy. And yet at the same time it's not. I picked it up because of the leads whom I really love and I kinda liked the plot. I was expecting something fluffy, cute and already seen but honestly it was different. The core and essence of this movie is actually quite different than all the other romcoms I've seen.
Yes the main plot is about one couple who were together for so long that their relationship started to fall apart and at one moment the girl comes in possession of magical chocolate that brings her mind when she was 17 to 28 years old herself in the present time. And going like that back and forth she begins to realize her life, her mistakes, she starts to find her old self again and learns what was it that she lost along the way till this day. Whole movie is funny and very sweet, it brings many memories of our own past and it definitely makes you connect with the main girl. She is one beautiful woman who for the man she loves gave up her dreams, her own desires and her own self, she thought that acting that way will bring her marriage and happiness. And that's when Little Liang comes to the light, she awakes in Liang that young spirit, she brings her back her love for painting and drawing, she makes her feel alive and full of life again, to be more brave and relaxed, simply she makes her to learn to love herself and do what she really loves. And that was the strongest part of this movie, the main focus is only on her and her two personalities- young 17 years old Liang and unsatisfied lost 28 years old one. The way they start to interact with each other, in the beginning their bickering, misunderstandings, to the part where they finally accept and learn all the lessons becoming one. The guys were pretty good although I couldn't feel the chemistry with her boyfriend and I find that part of the movie weak- it simply wasn't explained how they feel in love with each other and till the end I think they weren't suited for each other. My heart has won the second lead or should I say the guy with whom Little Liang fell in love with. He was a typical rebel, riding a bike with living his life to the fullest but the one who awoke in her passion and love, they were totally great together. And when you add that Darren Wang was that second guy, well then it's logical that I rooted for him. ;)

The choice of the actors was also good, Ni Ni is one gorgeous goddess and she looks more beautiful by each day. She could really pass as a high school girl. Her acting was very believable and although she is older than Darren, their chemistry was so damn real and fantastic. Wallace as the lead guy was okay but in his typical wooden serious cool style and although in some other projects of his I liked him, here he definitely wasn't my choice nor the right choice for her. Despite that, it doesn't matter in the end because the main thing wasn't in men and relationships, it was in her, her mind and her heart.

" I'm proud of us"- this sentence simply engraved in my heart, the moment she said it, the way how two of them were portrayed and what they said to each other, it was very touching and realistic. As long as we have our own selves, as long as we think with our hearts and do the things we desire, as long as we don't lose ourselves along the way of growing up, we can make it, only then we can be truly happy, making our dreams come true and our lives into the life worth living for. This is the best message one movie can teach us. Despite that we may already know all that, still it means and makes us smile. It made me smile and I fully recommend it for watching.

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yue_cann
19 people found this review helpful
Feb 14, 2017
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
Time traveling is not a new concept in dramaland. In fact many of today's favorite dramas and movies involve time travelling....... to the point that some of us (me!) gets so sick of it.

Only one sentence got me watching this movie... it's "she revisits her past and learns what it takes to love herself again".

Really .... for those people who are depressed, on a slump, on the point of their life where they do not know what they are doing or on the point where none of your plans and visions work... take time to watch this movie.

As I said, time travelling is not a new concept, but what makes this movie unique is that only the mind of the main character travels back on time, forcing her seventeen years old self to live the life of her current 28 years old. Looks satisfying isn't it? to live your life when you're done studying, have your own job, and you do not have to worry about all the drama in your teens. But what if the current you isn't living the life you wanted? What if none of your "future" plans made it to your present? What would you do? This movie ventures on how a person can learn to love herself back despite of all the disappointments she made out of herself.

On the romance part...I do not really like what happens to her love life so no... I won't venture that part.

The acting was good especially the lead character. She was on point and it will really show the difference within the two "personas" just with her eyes. The rest of the cast were also good but nothing special of some sort.

I didn't pay that much attention to music with the the fuss going on...so no it does not make that much impact on me.

Overall, it's a must see movie.... especially to those who fits the criteria I mention above. If you don't meet the criteria.... ah who cares? I already said it's a must watch movie. So go... watch it!

I don't know if this count as a review and if it will ever help anyone decide... but oh well..!

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hurudnas
10 people found this review helpful
Jun 17, 2017
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Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
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Your typical time-travel romcom movie with a refreshing and new feel to it.

The plot was so so. A very typical “the main lead has lost herself and her way in life, but finds it again”-plot. With other words, it’s easy and nice to watch, time flies and you’re left with a good feeling inside when it ends.

Ni Ni’s acting skills was great and very believable. She’s really one of the things that makes the plot work for me.

The romance was a disappointment. Long story short, I don’t think that the main male lead or the second male lead was worth her. The main male leads feelings were very relatable, but his actions anything but okay. I can’t say more because then it would be spoilers. So let's just leave it at I didn’t like his personality at all. It all just felt off.

What made the movie sweet and a little bit different from other time-travel movies, was the relationship between the young and the old Liang Xia. I really liked to see Liang Xia find herself again, after being lost for such a long time.

I’m not a fan of the ending, but it’s okay. Some parts I really liked about the ending, so it didn’t ruin it for me.

With that said, it’s a nice, not so deep movie, that’s totally worth a watch if you need something uplifting and easy-going!

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MistyMelodies
2 people found this review helpful
May 16, 2020
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Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10
After some initial hesitation, I finally watched this movie today and honestly, I am glad I did. The story and the theme of 'time travel' and 'self love' is not unique yet the way this movie was executed and carried out is what makes it unique. Overall, the movie was neither too draggy nor too slow - it was just perfect. And the best part about this whole movie was that, it did not revolve around romance or unnecessary love-triangles. Instead, the movie explored the concept of pursuing one's dream & passion, not letting our happiness depend on someone else and rediscovering our lost selves.

Honestly, I don't have any major complains when it comes to the production, direction or even the casting. All the actors did a tremendously good job at the portrayal of their respective characters especially Ni Ni (female lead) and Darren Wang (second male lead). The only aspect I wasn't too fond of was the ending and the male leads personality (be it the first or the second) - I just felt that neither one of them were very likeable nor did they truly deserve her.

I would recommend this movie to everyone who are looking for something meaningful and lighthearted to watch. So throw away whatever hesitation and doubt you are having at the moment and give this movie a chance, I'm sure, you won't regret it.

Enjoy :D

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Afi
1 people found this review helpful
Nov 11, 2020
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10

Funny, Fluffy, Insightful and Touching at the same time

Lovely lovely movie. Recommended it to my friends and they loved it too. At first, it seems like another "Seventeen Again" type but it's a bit different because it's less gimmicky and it's really about the main character as a person and not a plot device, the two versions of herself (younger and older), the perceived rift between the two and how that came together.

The movie is fantasy but also very accurately captures feelings, and situations realistically and in a way that touches you: being in a dead-end relationship, giving up on your dreams, forgetting who you are and finding that again. Apart from this movie, I've never seen a drama character "find herself" in a way that didn't seem overly mawkish or make me roll my eyes cuz it was filled with cliches. And Suddenly Seventeen does all this while remaining genuinely funny. I also enjoyed watching the relationships she had with those two guys; funny and also insightful.

One thing I love and appreciate about this movie is that it doesn't disparage either youth (her younger self) or being older. It just portrays both things as they are and I empathised with both versions. I cried towards the end.

I'm not a movie buff so I don't know the correct terms but I really loved the scenes, transitions, camera angles, the lighting, and how the soundtrack played into all of that.

Would 10/10 recommend this movie. It's such a gem.

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blinkable
1 people found this review helpful
May 18, 2018
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Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
Don't we all wish to turn back the clock? This movie is about rediscovering self and what was once lost is found again. Technically not really time travel back to past for me as it only involves changes of memories and mentality since the female MC would become her younger self of 17 years old whenever she ate the special chocolate. However it is about this technicality that really made the plot interesting because it somewhat reminds us that in reality even without these special chocolates, we get to choose what mentality we want to project if we really look into ourselves. Whether we want to choose to believe in ourselves and revisit our lost dreams and passion, knowing in life it is never too late. At one point during the argument between the female MC and her long-time boyfriend whereby the female MC (the young, unafraid version of herself after taken the chocolate) blamed her boyfriend for getting in her way towards her dream and passion while the boyfriend retaliated on this blame, I thought to myself how true it is this scene - we all want to choose to be able to blame another for what has failed in our life when in reality all we can do instead is to pick up the mess ourselves and work towards getting things right. In the movie, it was shown how the female MC took the long route towards picking up herself but the journey was necessary for her to come to this realization - that whether it was her 17 years old self of her 28 years old self, she, alone can make it happen as long as she never give up and get lost in herself. I think this was truly the most meaningful drive home point for me from this movie. To be honest, I was not too keen on the ending except I guess to go along with the theme on 'what was lost found again'.

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santisiMaria
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Feb 28, 2023
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Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10

--- where can I buy this everlasting chocolate?

---- at the beginning, I did not like this movie, but the reviews below were positively good. The reason why I was negative was that I did not understand what's going on. As the shows progressed it became clearer what the plots were trying to convey. I really started to like this movie. Whoever the author of this story is, you are brilliant, the screen writer wrote it in a way how to provide watchers the necessary plots --- and the director honed it to the T. The actors and actress (specially you) did a wonderful works portraying each own rule.
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Yan shu
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Jun 12, 2019
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Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10
I love this movie!! This is awesome movie. I like the reality they show with big Liang and small Liang. I like the acting cast. They do their best!!
This movie makes me cry at last and it makes me laugh too!!
I love the attachment between big and small Liang!! Wallace huo acting was too good but this movie was basically about Liang xia and about time travel.
This movie is so good. I love the acting of the female lead basically I watch this movie bcz of Wallace huo but when I watch this movie, I love female lead!! How she overcome all her obstacles and when she find herself back. I love this movie!! Everyone should watch it!♥️♥️

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Zoe
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Apr 15, 2017
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
The heroine is a great actress. The emotion she carries on her face is wonderful.

I liked the filming. I usually don’t notice things like this but this movie made me pay attention.

This is a really fun twist of putting a 17 year old into a 28 year old body.
I really liked how confident she is and how she acts like a teenager so beautifully.
17 year old Liang is so much fun and sassy. Her facial expressions are so relaxed and free.

The premise was so cute that I really wanted some creativity to the storyline. It was a bit lacking especially the motivations of the current 28 year old Liang was so weak. But at least she played with her own character a bit.

“I want to experiences lots of things with you. We’ve got plenty of time, right?”

I really loved the idea of how Liang had it in her and she just had to reclaim that skill of hers.

“She made me who I am.”

I think that’s such a beautiful perspective of one’s youth. Everyone has regrets on past behaviours and decisions but the person who made those decisions is still you and you made you who you are.

A woman who is a master of her craft is always a delight to see.

“No one cares about me in your world.”
“But you can take care of yourself. Don’t you remember how we slowly lost ourselves amidst our emotions and confusion?”

She had to love herself, reconcile with her past, to get on with her life.

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Sunshine17130522
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Apr 11, 2023
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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When you lose yourself along the way and instead focus on growing up and trying to live the dream you thought you need. Often time we forget about our pure and childish self. The things we were so passionate about and loved as young adults. The responsibility and the standard of this world tears us down and we slowly let go of ourselves. This is what this movie was about to me.

Ni ni plays two characters, the 28 and 17 years of herself. She was ready to marry her longtime boyfriend who promised her forever, but slowly ten years passed, and they had not reached that stage. She dreamt of being his wife and doing things a housewife should. Instead, he proposed a breakup. Like any other girl, she eats to forget about the pain. She orders these chocolates that were supposed to help her but instead, these magic chocolates transfer her back to 17 years old. Both of them go through ups and downs with each other. They fought and bickered. They had ongoing issues with their relationships - the 28-year-old with her current boyfriend and the 17-year-old and her new beau. But through it all, they eventually learn to accept one another. It will always be a fight to find that balance, a struggle but I hope we never forget that moment when we shine our best and learn to accept and love ourselves from that point on.

These were some of my favorite quotes specifically from the scene when she was going to lose her 17-year-old self. I couldn’t stop crying during this scene:

“It was you who changed me”

“Don’t be afraid, I will never let you go again”

“I admire your purity and bravery. You know it was you that gave me back the beauty in me that was lost”

“Big Liang, this life is yours to live. I’ll never be far away, just listen to the small voice within your heart.”


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Fafi
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Feb 17, 2019
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Overall 8.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 4.5
Rewatch Value 7.0
I enjoyed this movie. It was really fun especially when it came to the transition between both personalities. I love the fact that the actress mastered both characters in such a satisfying manner and the relationship that was built between both ages. As for the morale, it was conveyed in such a beautiful way. Self love was portrayed at its best and I was so full watching the character grow into a more independent and strong woman.
If you feel like watching something fun and carefree, watch this, you wouldn't regret.
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