20 Once Again 2015
20 Once Again (重返20岁) is a 2015 Chinese comedy film directed by Leste Chen and starring Yang Zishan, Kuei Ya-lei, Bolin Chen and Lu Han. The film is a remake of the South Korean movie Miss Granny.It was released on January 8, 2015.
A romantic comedy, That captures Shen Meng Jun, an older woman, reminiscing about her life with a local photographer as he is taking her funeral photo. Unknowingly, the photography studio that she is in becomes a time warping room that magically transforms Meng Jun into a beautiful and lively young woman. Fascinated with her new found youth, 20 year old Jun takes every chance she gets to live out her dream of becoming famous singer and finding true love.
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20 Once Again (重返20岁) is a 2015 Chinese comedy film directed by Leste Chen and starring Yang Zishan, Kuei Ya-lei, Bolin Chen and Lu Han. The film is a remake of the South Korean movie Miss Granny.It was released on January 8, 2015.
A romantic comedy, That captures Shen Meng Jun, an older woman, reminiscing about her life with a local photographer as he is taking her funeral photo. Unknowingly, the photography studio that she is in becomes a time warping room that magically transforms Meng Jun into a beautiful and lively young woman. Fascinated with her new found youth, 20 year old Jun takes every chance she gets to live out her dream of becoming famous singer and finding true love.
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Synopsis:
Shen Meng Jun (Kuei Ya-lei) is a crotchety 70 year old widow whose family decides its time for her to go to a nursing home. Feeling forlorn, she wanders the streets and impulsively decides to take a final portrait at a photo studio she happens by. Upon leaving, to her astonishment she realizes that she has been transformed back into her 20 year old self. Given a magical second chance at youth, she changes her name to Meng Li Jun (Yang Zishan) and decides to chase her dream of becoming a singer. Will she find success and love this second time around?
Cast:
Yang Zishan
Kuei Ya-lei
Chen Bolin
Lu Han
Wang Deshun
Zhao Lixin
Li Yijuan
Yin Hang
6.8/10 - IMDB
Featured Review:
Magically 50 Years Younger, But Still Old at Heart
Mining deeper emotions from the fanciful premise doesn't work out for the film, which gets tied down to a generic musical-contest subplot. It's a workable comedy that's sunk by its attempts to impersonate something else too.
- Nicolas Rapold from The New York Times
Shen Meng Jun (Kuei Ya-lei) is a crotchety 70 year old widow whose family decides its time for her to go to a nursing home. Feeling forlorn, she wanders the streets and impulsively decides to take a final portrait at a photo studio she happens by. Upon leaving, to her astonishment she realizes that she has been transformed back into her 20 year old self. Given a magical second chance at youth, she changes her name to Meng Li Jun (Yang Zishan) and decides to chase her dream of becoming a singer. Will she find success and love this second time around?
Cast:
Yang Zishan
Kuei Ya-lei
Chen Bolin
Lu Han
Wang Deshun
Zhao Lixin
Li Yijuan
Yin Hang
6.8/10 - IMDB
Featured Review:
Magically 50 Years Younger, But Still Old at Heart
Mining deeper emotions from the fanciful premise doesn't work out for the film, which gets tied down to a generic musical-contest subplot. It's a workable comedy that's sunk by its attempts to impersonate something else too.
- Nicolas Rapold from The New York Times