Lost In Love
Year: 2008
Directors: Guy Orlebar
Stars: Bene’t Lynton, Sarika Choi, Gordon Lui
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Agog Films / Cine Century Entertainment
Running Time: 91 Mins
Official Website: http://www.lostinlovemovie.com/
I’m usually not a person that spends a lot of time watching romantic films, as, but when I heard that this film had Gordon Lui from Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill was in this film, I knew that I had to review this film. Thankfully I did have the chance to see this, because this was more than
the typical romantic film that I’m used to seeing.
Lost in Love is the directorial debut from director Guy Orlebar. This semi-autobiographical film is about an Englishman (Bene’t Lynton) who has an encounter with a sexy foreign businesswoman (Sarika Choi) back in his homeland. He then can’t get the thought of that night out of his head, as he begins to fall in love with her. The Englishman travels to Hong Kong with very little money, in hopes of finding her and the meaning to his life. Along the way, he begins to have flashbacks of that night, as he is wondering if there is a future between the two. Unknown to the two people, each of them is carrying a dark secret that might destroy any chances that the two might have a future together. Lost In love also co-star Kung-fu legend, Gordon Lui (Kill Bill 1 & 2).
Lost in Love is a well-crafted and stunning romantic film. Guy Orlebar’s direction was very visual and well crafted. One of the things that I liked about his direction is that he manages to make a different type of romantic film, because “Lost in Love” didn’t feel like the typical romantic film. The reason for that is that Orlebar focuses more on the visuals and situations than what the main character is going through, in trying to find the love of his life. He relies on the visuals for most of the film to keep the viewer interested in his story. In some films, this is not a good thing, but in a film like this, it’s very welcomed. The visuals in the film were very stunning, as Orlebar captures Hong Kong in an eye-catching way. His direction of the film’s acting was very good. He manages to get a very good performance from his lead actor Bene’t Lynton. He keeps the movie interesting by making his character, so desperate to the find the person he so yearns for. It helps you have an emotional interest in the character.
Orlebar’s screenplay was very interesting and appealing. He does a v
ery good job with the story of the film. I liked how he manages to focus the film on one main central character and his yearnings for the person that he loves desperately. It helps bring a purpose to the story as this made it very interesting. It’s one of the things you don’t see in most romantic films, because usually you see the relationship dominate most of the film. Here, you just see the character’s desire to be with this woman and the backstory of the relationship. It’s very effective, as this also makes the film more of a character study. One of the effective methods that Orlebar uses in his storytelling was to examine the relationship his main character and his relationship to the woman that he’s fallen in love with,
in flashbacks. It’s works well because it gives you insight to why Orlebar’s main character is obsessed with the woman. Also, he also spends the time to develop his main character fully and his troubles adjusting to a foreign land. I liked how he does this because it felt different to most romantic stories that I’ve seen. The reason for that is that Orlebar spends time having his main character adjust to another country where most writers will spend time rushing to the romantic plot of the film. This really helped define the character and gave me a sense to who the character was.
Lost is Love is a unique romantic character study that will keep you interested.
Review Rating: Four Stars
the typical romantic film that I’m used to seeing.Lost in Love is the directorial debut from director Guy Orlebar. This semi-autobiographical film is about an Englishman (Bene’t Lynton) who has an encounter with a sexy foreign businesswoman (Sarika Choi) back in his homeland. He then can’t get the thought of that night out of his head, as he begins to fall in love with her. The Englishman travels to Hong Kong with very little money, in hopes of finding her and the meaning to his life. Along the way, he begins to have flashbacks of that night, as he is wondering if there is a future between the two. Unknown to the two people, each of them is carrying a dark secret that might destroy any chances that the two might have a future together. Lost In love also co-star Kung-fu legend, Gordon Lui (Kill Bill 1 & 2).
Lost in Love is a well-crafted and stunning romantic film. Guy Orlebar’s direction was very visual and well crafted. One of the things that I liked about his direction is that he manages to make a different type of romantic film, because “Lost in Love” didn’t feel like the typical romantic film. The reason for that is that Orlebar focuses more on the visuals and situations than what the main character is going through, in trying to find the love of his life. He relies on the visuals for most of the film to keep the viewer interested in his story. In some films, this is not a good thing, but in a film like this, it’s very welcomed. The visuals in the film were very stunning, as Orlebar captures Hong Kong in an eye-catching way. His direction of the film’s acting was very good. He manages to get a very good performance from his lead actor Bene’t Lynton. He keeps the movie interesting by making his character, so desperate to the find the person he so yearns for. It helps you have an emotional interest in the character.Orlebar’s screenplay was very interesting and appealing. He does a v
ery good job with the story of the film. I liked how he manages to focus the film on one main central character and his yearnings for the person that he loves desperately. It helps bring a purpose to the story as this made it very interesting. It’s one of the things you don’t see in most romantic films, because usually you see the relationship dominate most of the film. Here, you just see the character’s desire to be with this woman and the backstory of the relationship. It’s very effective, as this also makes the film more of a character study. One of the effective methods that Orlebar uses in his storytelling was to examine the relationship his main character and his relationship to the woman that he’s fallen in love with,
in flashbacks. It’s works well because it gives you insight to why Orlebar’s main character is obsessed with the woman. Also, he also spends the time to develop his main character fully and his troubles adjusting to a foreign land. I liked how he does this because it felt different to most romantic stories that I’ve seen. The reason for that is that Orlebar spends time having his main character adjust to another country where most writers will spend time rushing to the romantic plot of the film. This really helped define the character and gave me a sense to who the character was.Lost is Love is a unique romantic character study that will keep you interested.
Review Rating: Four Stars
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