This film had some many good plots but it didn't live up to them.
Lia moves away from her awful family to follow the only person who loved hers dying wish (her nan) to open a tea shop. But you don't see them be awful, you see them be supportive and loving and nice, Lia is the one who is nasty to them in the bridal shop.
Lia has to go on 5 dates to find her true love. Her date with Ezra was funny and light hearted, I liked the face he was secretly in love with her mum, Lia's blind date that her dad arranges isn't really a date but more an interview to be a rich man's beard and for some reason she has the completely change outfit beforehand and the date her sister arranges isn't a date either, he's a guru of sorts who helps her face her fear of water. The final date you see her go on is with her gay best friend which is just a pleasant but none of these 'dates' encourage personal growth, none of them help her in any way.
The guy she ends up with is her old flame Richard who you see sporadically throughout the film but they spend the time snipping at each other but no hidden chemistry, no hidden kisses, no energy exchanges, you aren't screaming at the TV for her to open her eyes and see him, if you are looking for Mr Darcey this film isn't for you.
Then finally there is the tea shop given to her by the nan. I really liked learning a little about the heritage of tea and how the Chinese celebrate tea but you here very little about it really apart from it being very important to her. After the family fight in the dress shop she gets an eviction notice from the shop and when a young man comes in looking for bubble tea, Lea goes mad and starts throwing things at the boy and screaming and generally being horrible and he's filming in. A few days later she re organises the shop so it looks pretty then the next morning the shop is a massive success because the video of her yelling has gone viral, as if that's a good business strategy. Throughout the movie Lea mentions her hate of bubble tea repeatedly, then in the very last scene she's selling bubble tea!! Yes fall in love give up all your ethics and personal feelings! No thanks movie.
I did kinda enjoy this film but it was the bubble tea that really got to me!!
Lia moves away from her awful family to follow the only person who loved hers dying wish (her nan) to open a tea shop. But you don't see them be awful, you see them be supportive and loving and nice, Lia is the one who is nasty to them in the bridal shop.
Lia has to go on 5 dates to find her true love. Her date with Ezra was funny and light hearted, I liked the face he was secretly in love with her mum, Lia's blind date that her dad arranges isn't really a date but more an interview to be a rich man's beard and for some reason she has the completely change outfit beforehand and the date her sister arranges isn't a date either, he's a guru of sorts who helps her face her fear of water. The final date you see her go on is with her gay best friend which is just a pleasant but none of these 'dates' encourage personal growth, none of them help her in any way.
The guy she ends up with is her old flame Richard who you see sporadically throughout the film but they spend the time snipping at each other but no hidden chemistry, no hidden kisses, no energy exchanges, you aren't screaming at the TV for her to open her eyes and see him, if you are looking for Mr Darcey this film isn't for you.
Then finally there is the tea shop given to her by the nan. I really liked learning a little about the heritage of tea and how the Chinese celebrate tea but you here very little about it really apart from it being very important to her. After the family fight in the dress shop she gets an eviction notice from the shop and when a young man comes in looking for bubble tea, Lea goes mad and starts throwing things at the boy and screaming and generally being horrible and he's filming in. A few days later she re organises the shop so it looks pretty then the next morning the shop is a massive success because the video of her yelling has gone viral, as if that's a good business strategy. Throughout the movie Lea mentions her hate of bubble tea repeatedly, then in the very last scene she's selling bubble tea!! Yes fall in love give up all your ethics and personal feelings! No thanks movie.
I did kinda enjoy this film but it was the bubble tea that really got to me!!