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In Love with the Dead

2007·Movie
1h 37min

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Strong craft, a touch of humor.

Energy

Scary

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Scare7
  • Tension6
  • Fast Pace5

Heart

Profoundly sad and moving

  • Melancholy9
  • Pathos8
  • Romance7

Humor

Some dark humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Dark Humor5
  • Wit & Wordplay4
  • Absurdist Humor3

World

The mind and everyday modern life

  • World Immersion7
  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • Ambiguity7

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Intrigue8
  • Direction7
  • Acting7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition6

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About

In Hong Kong, the successful designer Ming lives with his beloved girlfriend Wai Luk and her younger sister who loves ghost story comic books. When Wai is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Ming's life is turned upside-down, and he sacrifices his career to spend more time with Wai. He finds a new job in a lower position and out of the blue he finds that his new boss, Chu Fong, was his old friend in elementary school. When Wai gives up chemotherapy she decides to treat herself in accordance with the traditional Chinese medicine guided by her aunt. She has a weird behavior at home, and her frightened sister insists that she is a ghost. Meanwhile, Ming gets closer to Fong, who is a successful entrepreneur but a woman needy of love. During a trip to Peking, they have one night stand. Over the next days, Ming and Fong have a love affair and Ming believes that Wai is a spirit resolving her issues to move to the next level.
Hong Kong CinemaMelodramaPancreatic CancerLove TrianglePsychological DramaGhost Story ElementsEmotional TurmoilBetrayal

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Is In Love with the Dead worth watching?

52
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 5.4). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is In Love with the Dead rated?

Sexual contentDisturbing imagery

Content advisories: sexual content and disturbing imagery.

How long is In Love with the Dead?

1 h 37 min

In Love with the Dead runs 1 h 37 min.

What language is In Love with the Dead in?

cn

It was made in cn. Produced in Hong Kong SAR China.