Magic Boy

Magic Boy (魔術男/Mo Suit Nam), review and review2, is a 2007 (all of the sites said something different but I think it's 2007 since that's what it says in Chinese sites) Hong Kong movie that focuses on the romance between a girl and two guys, both of whom are magicians, though one is more interested in stage magic while the other is more interested in street magic. It stars Tien You Chui, Kate Yeung, and Anjo Leung. The summary is as follows:

Set in Mongkok, a youth romance unravels between a girl and two amateur magicians - one is into stage magic while the other plies his trade on the streets. 'Genuine' magic tricks are included in this first full-length Hong Kong feature to use amateur magicians as a subject matter. Anjo Leung, in his film debut, is a real student of magic while director Adam Wong gives his account of the frailties of youth, this time using magic tricks as an allegory to the illusory nature of love.

It's a pretty interesting movie. I mean, it's still a romance, a genre that's incredibly common, but the guy uses magic tricks to get the girl. At the same time, the girl likes this other guy who's more mature but also makes a profession out of magic, though it's more "official." This second part isn't very prominent. The magic gives it a breath of fresh air which makes it nice - it's also cute. Especially when you see this one scene where she catches him during one of his tricks. The magic can also be used to symbolise the romance going on (my favorite one is the gun scene). All in all, it's not bad, but at the same time, it's not the best.

I do like this one song by Anjo Leung (梁曉豐) called 千變萬化/Qian Bian Wan Hua/Cin Bin Maan Faa which can be heard here with lyrics here. Translated lyrics can be found here. :) I can't find it anywhere so I can't download it. In other words, I keep on going back and pressing the "replay" button. -_-

You can watch it streaming here and download the torrent here.