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Edmund Lee

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Edmund Lee is a film critic and journalist who works as the Film Editor of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s only English language broadsheet and daily newspaper. He is on a mission to review every Hong Kong film being released.

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Finch & Midland (2025) 2.5/5 EDIT “It is a testament to the cast’s skill that they manage to wring moments of genuine emotion from such heavy-handed material, which mistakes grimness for profundity.” – South China Morning Post Jan 14, 2026 Full Review Back to the Past (2025) 3/5 EDIT “A subpar historical sci-fi fantasy that is saved – and arguably even transcended – by the potent wave of nostalgia it inspires in its target audience.” – South China Morning Post Dec 31, 2025 Full Review Pass and Goal (2025) 3.5/5 EDIT “This feel-good, family-friendly offering defies expectations with its infectious positivity and cheeky humour.” – South China Morning Post Dec 20, 2025 Full Review Under Current (2025) 2.5/5 EDIT “Under Current is a quintessential example of the Hong Kong crime film in its present, transitional state. While it paints a mostly watchable portrait of greed and corruption, the film’s story also happens to be thoroughly detached from reality.” – South China Morning Post Dec 6, 2025 Full Review Road to Vendetta (2025) 2.5/5 EDIT “Road to Vendetta, a violent, John Wick-inspired action thriller co-produced by Hong Kong and Japan, delivers as a pop idol vehicle with its ample visual style. [But] the film’s screenplay appears multiple revisions away from telling a convincing story.” – South China Morning Post Dec 6, 2025 Full Review Someone Like Me (2025) 3/5 EDIT “Acting accolades may naturally follow Liew in the coming awards season, although it will be fascinating to see where Tam’s directing career goes next after such a daring, sensitive work that stays so true to her own vision.” – South China Morning Post Dec 3, 2025 Full Review Golden Boy (2025) 3/5 EDIT “This hot-blooded but generic tale about perseverance works better as a record of Cheung’s sheer determination to reinvent himself than as the artistic breakout that he had hoped it would be.” – South China Morning Post Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Another World (2025) 4/5 EDIT “While the innocent looks of its two protagonists and the Japanese anime-inspired fantasy action scenes might suggest otherwise, Another World is a morally complex film that repeatedly challenges its characters with circumstances of extreme evil.” – South China Morning Post Nov 14, 2025 Full Review Measure in Love (2025) 1.5/5 EDIT “This high-concept fantasy romance ... asks its audience to succumb to the supposedly poetic swooning of its star-crossed lovers – only to make it a very tall order indeed with a criminally underdeveloped set-up and an unfathomably illogical plot.” – South China Morning Post Oct 3, 2025 Full Review Sons of the Neon Night (2025) 20% 3.5/5 EDIT “To focus on the convoluted, nearly kaleidoscopic story... would be to miss the pleasures of this ambitious effort, which oozes dark humour in its often cynical dialogue and boasts spectacular production design that renders every location a little surreal.” – South China Morning Post Sep 30, 2025 Full Review Good Game (2025) 2.5/5 EDIT “While the decision to shoot the gameplay scenes in live action is a refreshing way to convey the virtual experience, Good Game is otherwise too conceptually lightweight and artificially inspirational in its telling of the players’ personal stories.” – South China Morning Post Sep 19, 2025 Full Review The Remnant (2024) 3/5 EDIT “This feature debut by Kwan Man-hin is confident enough to rely on the strength of its likeable leads and not succumb to cheap humour. The Remnant is a largely engaging watch, its uneven pacing offset by a narrative that takes fairly surprising turns.” – South China Morning Post Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Atonement (2025) 3/5 EDIT “This powerful tale of a father who would do anything to avenge his daughter proves a thoroughly engaging watch in spite of its flaws.” – South China Morning Post Sep 5, 2025 Full Review For Alice (2024) 3/5 EDIT “A remarkably stripped-down chamber drama that leaves a wistful impression with the nocturnal ambience of its claustrophobic setting, as well as the delicate relationship between its two main characters.” – South China Morning Post Sep 4, 2025 Full Review My First of May (2025) 2.5/5 EDIT “It is a pity that My First of May never bothers to explore the gritty details of its protagonists’ plight and is instead content with superficially sentimental scenes that leave little lasting impression.” – South China Morning Post Aug 22, 2025 Full Review Last Song for You (2024) 3.5/5 EDIT “A poetic and poignant romance drama that urges its jaded viewers to reconnect with their younger, purer selves... One of the most satisfying “healing dramas” to have come out of Hong Kong cinema at a time when loss and regret are among its hottest themes.” – South China Morning Post Aug 7, 2025 Full Review Montages of a Modern Motherhood (2024) 3/5 EDIT “Tam’s nuanced performance is the best part of this realistic tale of maternity in a patriarchal Chinese society. It is a pity to see her effort diluted by the lack of engaging characters around her.” – South China Morning Post Aug 7, 2025 Full Review Valley of the Shadow of Death (2024) 2.5/5 EDIT “Can a pastor forgive the young man who raped his daughter and indirectly caused her death? That is the premise of Valley of the Shadow of Death, a bold yet deeply flawed attempt to rethink Christianity’s advocacy of unconditional kindness.” – South China Morning Post Aug 7, 2025 Full Review Bursting Point (2023) 3/5 EDIT “Bursting Point does not have a convincing enough story at its core to transform it into a cathartic experience, but the film is so determined in making every casualty count that it may well inspire a strange admiration in the viewers who do not look away.” – South China Morning Post Aug 1, 2025 Full Review Love Lies (2024) 3/5 EDIT “An online dating scam takes on a life of its own in [this] fitfully melancholy, often amusing look at romance, deception and human nature that draws us in with its thought-provoking premise but struggles to realise the full potential of its ... set-up.” – South China Morning Post Aug 1, 2025 Full Review The Way We Talk (2024) 4.5/5 EDIT “This deeply humane drama about a trio of young deaf people is Wong’s best film yet by some distance. ... A beautifully engrossing tale of self-discovery set around a complex topic of contention.” – South China Morning Post Aug 1, 2025 Full Review She's Got No Name (2024) 3.5/5 EDIT “Peter Chan Ho-sun’s captivating period drama proves both morally ambiguous and thematically diffuse – though perhaps not entirely by its filmmakers’ design.” – South China Morning Post Jul 17, 2025 Full Review Fight For Tomorrow (2024) 3.5/5 EDIT “A potentially corny tale involving old-fashioned gangland heroics and an ex-convict father’s belated redemption is told with a great deal of nuance and heart in Fight for Tomorrow, a refreshingly uplifting crime drama by writer-director Chan Tai-lee.” – South China Morning Post Jun 20, 2025 Full Review Behind the Shadows (2025) 3/5 EDIT “A character-driven detective thriller that shows a fascination with cheating wives and jilted husbands.” – South China Morning Post Jun 11, 2025 Full Review Peg O' My Heart (2024) 2.5/5 EDIT “Despite all his stylish visuals, Nick Cheung is a clumsy storyteller who could not fashion a convincing narrative to save his life.” – South China Morning Post Jun 5, 2025 Full Review
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