And it probably did to Yau and Yeung Yee-Shan when doing so. Attempts to show insight into various lives over the course of 8 days or so reveals many familiar beats for this story, much of which will sound actually good when writing about them. Even the at best vaguely distinctive characters are no drama slam-dunks.

That's Yau's destiny, his yin and yang and an unbearable attempt at a mature 100 minutes later, Whispers And Moans have balanced out Yau's ratio.ĭetailing the lives of various characters within an inner city nightclub, be it actual hookers or those having retired but running the place more firmly these days, much of the problem in Yau's intentions with this Category III rated drama is probably due to a broad focus and too little distinctive characteristics. Knowing Herman Yau CAN work magic out of a consciously busy schedule, he also logically gives us cinema to not remember so where does his third flick of 2007 stand then? Yep, indeed the minor magic somehow has to be mixed in with the turds. But that was way back when, when people paid for exploitation and Maggie Cheung WOULD lie under a big, fat man in movies. The past dug up is the hostess-drama as seen in Bet On Fire, Moon Stars & Sun.

It's either that Herman Yau has decided to dig up a beast from the past or that he's gone lazy and will pull out of his hat a handful of crap this time. Starring: Athena Chu, Candice Yu, Mandy Chiang, Monie Tung, Patrick Tang, Yan Ng & Don Li

Whispers and Moans by Yeeshan Yang