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Diary (2006)

Directed by Oxide Pang Chun

Horror | Thriller

Overview

Winnie Leung becomes more disturbed and depressed after her boyfriend Seth Lau breaks up with her and she turns schizophrenic - imagining events which never occurred, and often living in her own world- until one day she meets a guy named Ray, bearing a close resemblance to Seth. Seeing this, her best friend Yvonne encourages her to go out with Hou so she can forget her misery and start over. As time passes, Winnie realises that the relationship with Ray is so alike her previous relationship with Seth, and when things seem to be running smoothly, the relationship begins to sours, just like with Seth. She begins to doubt his feelings and the lines between reality and fantasy start blurring again for her, leading her to question: did this all exist in the first place?

Length 85 minutes

Actors

Charlene Choi | Isabella Leong | Shawn Yue | Au Hin-Wai

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

For some reason I had this bumped in my queue so had to watch to get it returned. Another Oxide Pang horror thriller although not much in the way of thrills during the slow burn first hour. I’m not crazy about movies that concede the mystery upfront then spend the final arc flipping it on its ear. Like it’s a big surprise when the real truth is revealed.

But at least casting both Charlene Choi and Isabella Leong makes this watchable (and gets a ratings bump). I suppose if Charlene was really a psychopath she would be undesirable to be with but that’s the biggest problem for me; getting past her as the lead because she’s so damn adorable.

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