Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou returns with “The Rooftop”, his second outing as director following his successful and surprisingly accomplished 2007 debut “Secret”. A long while in development, the film is an ambitious affair, a musical filled with songs, dancing, romance, martial arts and more, with the actor-singer not only starring and directing, but having written the script and composed the soundtrack. Although Chou takes the lead, the film is an ensemble piece of sorts, and also stars newcomer Li Xin Ai as his love interest, along with Alan Kuo, Darren Chiu, and veterans Eric Tsang, Wang Xueqi and Kenny Bee. The film revolves around Jay Chou as Wax, who along with his gang of goodhearted roustabouts hangs around the titular rooftop overlooking the city of Galilee, doing odd jobs for Chinese medicine shop owner Bo (Eric Tsang). Catching the eye of local gang leader Rango (Wang Xueqi), they get involved in collecting rent and debts,...
- 11/21/2013
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Well here's something you don't see every day. Six years in the making, The Rooftop is Jay Chou's second self-directed feature film following Secret (2007). A colourful martial arts musical that combines visual effects, fantasy and romance, it's nothing if not original. Jay's latest takes place on a rooftop above a bustling city, where a group of young people put aside their troubles and dance and sing to the rhythm of the night. It's all very shiny, not to mention a little bit bizarre. Jay certainly had his hands full on this one, not only did he write the script, direct and star, he also penned or composed all the music. Pretty impressive, don't you think? Also starring Alan Kuo, Eric Tsang and newcomer Li Xin Ai, The Rooftop was selected as the Closing Film of the 2013 New York Asian Film Festival. It's available to buy on R3 DVD (with...
- 10/7/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
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