Movie Review: Ripples of Desire
Ripples of Desire is what I'd call another not feel good movie that had actually become Jerry Yan's second movie after so long. So why does this guy keep having hiatuses? He had all the potential to replace Qin Han! Moving on, this is definitely another of those weepy films that feels like Memoirs of a Geisha but in 17th century Taiwan, the typical Qiong Yao feel scenario and some very hard decisions. So we have Michelle Chen and Ivy Chen who play as the sisters White Snow and White Frost respectively while Jerry Yan is the pirate Scarface who gets into a star-crossed attraction with White Frost. What I thought was this shows the life of a Geisha and the pirate- both not easy lives and usually laced with tragedy. Classic actress Sandra Ng shows up as Madame Moon who has some twisted philosophies. So we are treated to the beautiful entertainment brought by the courtesans each one different in their own way. It's quite sad that the two sisters ...