Love Matters (Chinese: 幸福万岁) is a Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo and Gilbert Chan, and produced by Neo Studios, MM Studios & Grand Brilliance

Love Matters
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Directed byJack Neo
Gilbert Chan
Written byJack Neo
Gilbert Chan
Boris Boo
Ho Hee Ann
Produced byJack Neo
Mang
Philip Wu
StarringHenry Thia
Yeo Yann Yann
Jack Lim
Alex Leong
Cheryl Lee
Natalli Ong
Mark Lee
Lai Meng
Edited byYim Mun Chong
Production
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Neo Studios
Distributed byGolden Village
Grand Brilliance
Release dates
  • 22 January 2009 (2009-01-22)
(Singapore)
  • 26 February 2009 (2009-02-26)
(Malaysia)
CountriesSingapore
Malaysia
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$1,108,032[1]

Plot

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Love Matters revolves around three main protagonists – 52-year-old Tan Bo Seng, his 17-year-old son Benny and 36-year-old Jeremy Tan, Bo Seng's ‘adopted’ brother – and their accidental journey in seeking and keeping love and happiness.

Bo Seng leads a routine life. Attempts to revive the passion with his wife Jia Li cannot improve their stale love life. Jeremy lives a colourful life, colourful in reference to his long list of girlfriends. “Never to commit” is his motto for love. Benny has just school life, his only vice is anything to do with the computer, his only distraction is his crush, Jennifer, his classmate's girl.

Bo Seng & Jia Li the old fashion couple has more misses than hits in the love department and a series of madness spin off one night.

Jeremy meets Benny's teacher, Ms Wong - a lady, unlike the wild things he has had. His charm wins him her heart, but his Casanova means refuse to take a back seat, a new lady friend threatens to change his life ...

Benny starts to see hope in relationships, when Jennifer notices him and invites him over to her place. Over the visit, Jennifer's friendly attention, takes a turn into something that Benny wish he has not been.

Cast

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Production

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The film is co-directed by Jack Neo and Gilbert Chan.[2]

Reception

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May Seah of Today rated the film two out of five stars.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2009 Singapore Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ^ "HURRY, RENEW YOUR VOWS". Today. 14 January 2009. p. 24. Retrieved 14 February 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ Seah, May (23 January 2009). "Love no enough". Today. p. 32. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via NewspaperSG.