Cast Member: Ai Wai

For the most part this is a perfectly enjoyable though undistinguished drama, but things step up a gear near the end.

‘Hooked On You’ is neither stars’ best work, nevertheless it is a production with effective humour and a keen eye for the details of the decade it covers.

This is as much about relationships than anything else and by the end of the film it develops into an unusual variant on the buddy genre.

Sticking with ‘SPL 2’ makes for an overall rewarding experience as director Soi Cheang takes the viewer on a wild, thrilling and at times incredibly dark ride.

The unrealistic and slightly uncomfortable relationship that is the film’s centre never lets the film be anything more than a watchable film from a director who more should be expected from.