When Rules Turn Loose


Reviewed by: cutepup

March 30, 2006

Rating: four

Cast:
Liza Wang- Seun Zhuong
Ha Yu- Seun Zhuong’s husband
Myolie Wu- Sum Yut Yin
Sammul Chan- Dick
Patrica Lau- Sum Yut Suam
Wayne Lai- Sum Yut Suam’s husband
Marco Ngai- Keith Yuen

Storyline:
This series is about lawyers and involves many different cases. It is also involves love relationships and family relationships. It has some sub plots which are pretty interesting as well.

Comments: (WARNING: SPOILERS)
Storyline:
I didn’t elaborate much on the storyline because that is how I feel that this series should be explained to people who haven’t watched it yet. The storyline is very intense at times and suspenseful. It can be quite exciting! But except at the end the storyline seems to just lose all its energy and slowly end to an unfulfilling ending. I don’t understand why at the end Keith still married the rich girl because it was very unfair how he had a happy life while Sum Yut Sum didn’t have one with her ex husband. I find that if Sum Yut Sum didn’t get married with her ex husband again, it may have been really unfair on her ex husband because of how unacceptable she treated him beforehand. It would be too hard to forget. I reckon that Sum Yut Yin and Dick’s relationship wasn’t very interesting. They didn’t go through many tough times together, except for the part about her past love life. But other than that, I reckon that they didn’t go through that much throughout the time they were dating. I find that the way Sum Yut Suam would think that she was always right was very weird as well because no one would be that stupid to think that cheating on their own husband is the right thing to do. The ending is a little sad but it is a satisfactory one.

Cast:
Liza Wang- Seun Zhuong
Liza Wang acted okay in this series but sometimes she would overact and seem to be reading her lines off a sheet of paper in her head, so the way she talked would come out really strangely. I reckon that overall she did a satisfactory job. She can be both funny and in semi-serious moments, which is good.

Ha Yu- Seun Zhuong’s husband
I think that Ha Yu did a great job! He is really good in both sad moments and happy moments. Of course he is better in happy moments though because he is really funny and laughs really cheerfully. He was great in this series! He brings funny times in this series, which is excellent to take the audience away from the suspense for a while.

Myolie Wu- Sum Yut Yin
I reckon Myolie was wonderful in this series. I especially liked the scenes about her love life in the past because they were emotional and touching about how she went through those hard times. I think that this isn't one of her best series because she didn't have many diffulities to overcome, so she didn't have a lot to work with.

Sammul Chan- Dick
I think Sammul did a good job in this series, but possibly could have done better if his character had more to work with. I think his performance in ‘Survivor’s Law’ was better because his character was more in depth and had better scenes. But still Sammul did a great job in his performance here.

Patrica Lau- Sum Yut Suam
I think Patrica is brilliant and I loved her scenes because the storyline would be very intense at those moments. She would make the series suspenseful. I think that her acting skills are very good in both the intense and calm moments.

Wayne Lai- Sum Yut Suam’s husband
This is a very different role that Wayne has played compared to his role in ‘Scavenger’s Paradise’ and other series. I think he did a nice job in this series as the kind and understanding character. He acted very well and his expressions looked very realistic. He did a very splendid job in this series.

Marco Ngai- Keith Yuen
I think Marco was fantastic in this series just like he is in all his other series. He is an excellent actor and so realistic. I loved all his scenes because they were all very well done and kept the storyline intense. He should be promoted in tvb because he always acts btilliantly and very realistically.

Conclusion:
To conclude this series is pretty good and intense but towards the end it seemed to drag a little and lose all its energy. But I would recommend this series to everyone because it is great to watch especially for people who like Myolie Wu, Marco Ngai and Patrica Lau. It is very interesting with the sub plots and all the cast did a great job!


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