Comic artist Jeffrey Lau departed from Hong Kong comics' usual themes of gangster rivals and martial arts when he penned Feel 100% in 1992. This series, drawn in Japanese style, unfolded complicated romantic relationships among some young urban professionals, and became an immediate success among young people in Hong Kong. Inspired by the American movie Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), director Joe Ma, known for his romantic comedies, adapted the comic series into an equally well-received production that was among the top ten highest grossing Hong Kong films in 1996, and its success led to a sequel as well as a few TV adaptions later on. The film adaptation conveys faithfully the yuppie lifestyle depicted in the comics, but keeps only the main plot about a guy asking his female best friend to help date another girl, without knowing that the former has fallen for him right from the beginning. These characters are convincingly delivered by a few young idols at the time, namely Ekin Cheng, Sammi Cheng and Gigi Leung. Radio host-turned-actor Eric Kot was cast as the male protagonist's roommate and added quite some hilarious moments to the film.

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# Post-screening talk with Jeffrey Lau & Shu Kei

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