Super Fans
Eric Kot
The title already tells you who the target audience is. So if you’re not a super fan of Hong Kong stars Charlene Choi, Leo Ku and Kevin Cheng, don’t bother. And if you are, approach with caution.
The plot revolves around devoted fan Susie (Choi) and the lengths she would go to for her idol Sam Lee. She ropes in her childhood friend Kim (Ku) in her efforts until a close encounter reveals Lee’s ugly side.
Susie then switches allegiance and begins to support Lee’s rival David Cheng (Cheng). Meanwhile, Kim pines for her in the background.
Given that Susie is such an unlikeable character – selfish, manipulative and immature – you never see the point of the attraction. The romance sub-plot is contrived, cliched and utterly without a clue.
The topic of obsessive fan culture is a potentially rich one, but the lack of laughs, a point of view or actual characters, makes it hard to tell what the point of this entire exercise is.
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