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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 07/11/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: Cantonese, English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 3 Genres: Comedy, Martial Arts, Romantic Comedy

International action star Jackie Chan shifts gears in Bolei Cheun, in which martial arts are put on the back burner and romantic comedy is in the forefront. Bu (Shu Qi), the daughter of a pair of Taiwanese restaurant owners, one day finds a bottle floating near the docks with a message inside. The note reads, "Do you know I'm waiting for you?" and is signed "Albert," with an address in Hong Kong attached. Bu, convinced this is her destiny, flies to Hong Kong to meet the mysterious Albert, only to find he's a gay cosmetologist (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) who intended for the note to be found by his ex-boyfriend. But Albert is understanding and lets Bu stay at his apartment. Albert lets Bu tag along for a photo shoot he's working and she meets multi-millionaire C.N. Chan (Jackie Chan) when she helps him ward off a gang of toughs hired by L. W. Lo (Emil Chow), who became Chan's enemy in their schooldays and is still out to make his life miserable. Chan is single and a bit lonely, and quickly finds himself attracted to Bu. Bu discovers she likes Chan as well, but things become sticky when her boyfriend flies in from Taiwan to find out what she's done -- and Lo sends an American martial arts champion out to kidnap Chan's new love. While Bolei Cheun does feature a few sequences displaying Jackie Chan's unique fighting style and acrobatic dexterity, the emphasis is on the story and characters rather than the action, with Chan in a rare romantic lead, Leung cast against type and Shu Qi dominating most of the film's first act. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jackie Chan - C.N. Chan
Shu Qi - Bu
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - Albert
Bradley Allan

Fans of action master Jackie Chan will get a kick out of this DVD release of Vincent Kok's Gorgeous. The disc allows the viewer to watch a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 or a standard full-frame 1.33:1 image (the widescreen picture is superior). English and Cantonese soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English subtitles and closed-captions are accessible. Supplemental materials include an audio commentary by Chan, a "making of" featurette, a music video, and talent files. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide