Beyond Our Ken

2004

1h 38m

Comedy

Drama

List

Reviews

76%

1,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

A woman (Gillian Chung) receives help from an unlikely source (Tao Hong) after her ex-lover (Daniel Wu) posts nude pictures of her on the Internet.

Read More

Read Less

Film Threat

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

Full Review

Film Threat

Rated: 3.5/5

May 14, 2005

Full Review

Read all reviews

Audience Member

At last, I watched it, and actually, I like it too~ =]

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Director Pang Ho-Cheung steps up his game with drama Beyond Our Ken, in which he picks up the gender discussion from Men Suddenly In Black for further investigation. That Beyond Our Ken is meant to be taken more seriously is evident in Pang's change of style, his adoption of a more naturalistic cinematography with largely handheld camera, the classical music for the films score and the utter absence of situation comedy. The result is a more darker picture of human relationships than one would expect from Pang, whose cynicism and pessimistic traits previously always have been neutralized by the director's poignant sense of humour. But after two comedies, this serious approach is a most welcome change, showcasing Pang's creativity and ability as a director.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

Full Review

Audience Member

A very nice and interesting way to make a film about something as common in film history as a love triangle. Yet this film can surprise, amuse and astonish with its character, its shoots and its interesting choices.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

Full Review

Audience Member

this is a slow, brooding movie that I would classify as a "girls movie" with an anti-male slant. However, we reach at film's end the twist that is a mild shocker and proves women can be just as wrong as men. Not a whole lot happens during the bulk of the film, where extended shots of a girl running in the alleys looking for a key shop and another protracted scene of the two female characters riding on a scooter is drawn out needlessly. The redeeming feature that held my interest were the 2 female characters; both displayed fine acting skills and were very pleasant to look at. Just an ok watch.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Pang Ho-Cheung is definitely one of the best of Hong Kong's younger generation of filmmakers, and Beyond Our Ken ranks among his best work. although Gillian Chung and Daniel Wu are both good, the real scene-stealer is Tao Hong...too bad she hasn't done anything since this film, because she was excellent. thoroughly engaging, and ironically mirrors the real-life photo scandal involving Gillian Chung, which happened only 4 years later. Highly recommended.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

Full Review

Audience Member

I got interested in the film after watching Gillian's recent TV interview. She said it's her favorite movie work in an ironical way. From this early work of Pang I can see the little quirks in his style of story telling, the exploration of the darker area of the human psyche yet never in a heavy handed way. And the women in Pang's movie are never the vulnerable sitting duck type.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Post a rating

Ho Cheung Ping

Director

Gillian Chung

Chan Wai Ching

Tao Hong

Shirley

Daniel Wu

Ken

Sui-man Chim

Shirley's ex-boyfriend

Emme Wong

Actor

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

View more photos

Synopsis

A woman (Gillian Chung) receives help from an unlikely source (Tao Hong) after her ex-lover (Daniel Wu) posts nude pictures of her on the Internet.

Director: Ho Cheung Ping
Screenwriter: Ho Cheung Ping
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround