Humbledaisy
Story-wise, the background between Yuan Fei and her first love, Hao Jian Ren, was interesting but I never really felt that anyone who was so anti-marriage and children could have captured her heart. The rest of the cast played their assigned drama roles - loving best friend, scheming new girlfriend, evil mother-in-law, bratty office mates - well but their acting was nothing you haven't seen before in a Tdrama. Even handsome Melvin Sia was wasted without much to say as Yuan Fei's stoic new beau.
The best of the lot was the foolish sidekick played by Gao Shan Feng - I want to see that actor again!
Music wise, the opening song was catchy but also wasted since it was played over a series of awful graphics. If you are bothering to show us scantily clad leads, why cover them with childish doodles? The ending music is lovely, though. So nice, in fact, that it seemed to belong to another show entirely.
As a rewatch - well, I just don't see it happening. Perhaps if you are a Annie Chen or River Huang completionist - but I will go on to something more satisfying.
Please don't get me wrong - this is entertaining but it is just not very meaningful. Even silly dramas need to make you believe in them.
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Character-wise, the cast did a good job. Sonia Sui's character isn't in the marriage meeting biz just for romance - she also wants to know why people want to get married. She does spend a lot of time perfecting her "I"m thinking" face, though! Her office mates and relatives give her some pretty funny glimpses of why people look for mates - and her writing research is also enlightening. I felt like I learned quite a bit about relationships in the process. Plus, the main romance leads are all very good looking!
As for the music, I don't know who is on the soundtrack but the songs fit well into the action and create quite a moody little series. Don't let the peppy opening number scare you off - the rest of the soundtrack is lovely but not overly saccharine.
I see a high re-watch possibility for such a slow and odd but sweet little story.
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The town's children are the main characters - they study, socialize and scare each other - but that doesn't mean viewers don't catch glimpses of adult life and troubles as well. Soya and Hiromi both grow and change during the film - it's a bit like watching a plant grow from a seed to a bloom. Enjoy it as it happens. I think it would be an easy film to re-watch every so often just as it is charming to look at pictures from your youth.
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