The short life and brilliant career of Hong Kong singer, actress and social activist Anita Mui is celebrated in the middling biopic “Anita,” starring 31-year-old model Louise Wong in her film debut…
The short life and brilliant career of Hong Kong singer, actress and social activistMui is celebrated in the middling biopic “Anita,” starring 31-year-old model Louise Wong in her film debut.
Taking a page from many a musical biography, “Anita” begins with the doomed star about to step on stage for the last time. Bravely holding it all together and dressed in a stunning wedding gown created by long-serving stylist and mentor Eddie Lau , Mui says, “I’m going to miss this.” Moments after being raised to the stage on a hydraulic platform and greeted by her adoring public, the story abruptly leaps back in time. This tried-and-true technique work works like a charm.
With production designer Pater Wong, DP Anthony Pun and costume designer Dora Ng bringing their A game to this enterprise, “Anita” looks great as it rocks into 1982. Mui’s whirlwind rise to stardom begins with sister Ann graciously stepping aside for Mui to enter a talent quest as a solo artist. After beating out thousands of hopefuls, Mui wins the grand prize of a recording contract with Cantopop hit factory Capital Management.
Things are fine while the tempo’s up but aside from the affecting depiction of Mui’s close bond with Ann, who died of cervical cancer in 2000, there’s not much emotional spark in Mui’s personal affairs. Presented as a lonely soul who was unable to find lasting love, Mui at first drifts through a doomed relationship with Japanese singer Yuki Godo, a fictional name given to a character based on Kondo Masahiko and played by Ayumu Nakajima.
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