The film revolves around six twenty-something friends who share an apartment and have regular truth or dare parties. The center of the group are the girls, perpetually late Karena (Karena Lam- Innner Senses), a writer, and Lo (Candy Lo- Time and Tide), a tarot card reading psychic. Each girl is on the lookout for love, Karena falling for a publisher she has never met but shares on ongoing cell phone flirtation, while Lo follows the signs that she may have found her match in one or both of two police officers. The rest of the group is comprised of wannabe rocker/musician Wing (Lawerence Chou), nerdy Leo (Roy Chow), scheming Jean (Patrick Tang), and sexually confused Bo (William So Wing-Hong).

Reality bites down on the group when they accept a dare to fulfill a specific, secret goal they've been putting off. Failure will result in their having to eat their elderly landladies stool. And, no, I'm not referring to her furniture. Karena wants to publish her first book, Wing wants to put out a solo album, Jean wants to make a tidy profit, and so forth. In the year they have to complete their goals they find the typical stumbles of youth in those years where one is finding their place in the world and realizing their ambitions. The film skirts over some of them more thna others- Jean, Bo, and Leo take a backseat with the film honing in more on Karena, Lo, and Wing.

A fairly charming light comedy/drama with a Chinese feel, like jokes about SARS and a big reference to the wuxai epic Hero that Miramax still hasn't properly released in the states. It does trip over some saccharine story cliches, mainly when it comes to the dramatic elements, like how exceedingly lovestruck Karena is with someone she's never seen. When a kink is thrown in her relationship with her phantom phone pal, she is as devastated to such a degree you wonder about her sanity. Likewise and similarly insane, Bo apparently is gay due to being rejected by his first girlfriend, only the scenario is an unbelievable one, seeing as how it was a pre-pubescent kiddie relationship that he is still obsessed with. Such stretches are pretty cumbersome, but the film is light and not a genre that demands strict reality as long as the characters are entertaining and the comedic touches chuckle worthy. The film is likeable, and the only real annoyance is that the director should have stopped K Lam and C Lo from doing too much excessive facial mugging, screeching, failing limbs, and girlie comedic wackiness. But, that is usually the case with a lot of Chinese comedy, so asking them to reign that in would be like asking Clint Eastwood not to squint so much.

The DVD: Tai Seng. This is a two disc edition. The copies I reviewed had mislabeled discs. Disc one was disc two and so forth, so don't be surprised to pop in disc one and be greeted with the supplements.

Picture: Anamorphic Widescreen. Image quality is in fair shape. Colors and sharpness are detailed, though they could use a little refinement. Contrast and grain are a tad heavy. Some artifacts are also present. Seems pretty b-grade, certainly pleasant enough to watch and not distractingly bad but there is room for improvement. Import quality always varies. In the case of companies like Columbia, whose newer acquisitions generally look fantastic, often better than HK editions. This transfer isn't quite up to that level.

Sound: Cantonese or Mandarin DD 5.1 tracks with optional English subtitles. Sound quality is good, though this isn't the kind of film that has much audio gymnastics. No, it is pretty grounded in the standard, dialogue centered, music filling out the sides mix, though it is a good one that gets the job done.

Extras: Chapter Selections— Trailer— "Making Of" Featurette (9:40)— Deleted Scenes, 8 total (34:22). — Bloopers (12:24). The usual goofy stumbles and one assumes flubbed lines. I say "assumed" because there is a lack of subs on this feature so non-Chinese speakers can only guess.

Conclusion: If you are a fan of HK comedy and youthful HK actors, this is a entertaining enough slice of life. The disc is decent, though for a two-disc edition the supplements seem a bit light, though worthwhile if you have enjoyed the film.