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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Phuong Le

Mama’s Affair review – star vehicle for Cantopop idols Mirror is for boyband fans only

Explosive … Mama’s Affair
Explosive … Mama’s Affair Photograph: sharonsalad/Film PR handout

Hotly awaited as the big screen debut for pop idols Keung To and Jer Lau, members of the boyband sensation Mirror, Kearen Pang’s sophomore effort has a cross-generational appeal, as it revolves around the challenges faced by a housewife’s return to the workforce.

After giving up a successful career as a record company executive to raise a family, Mei-fung (Teresa Mo) grows dissatisfied with a marriage that is falling apart, and a distant relationship with her hardworking but reticent 17-year-old son Jonathan (Jer Lau). Thanks to her past contacts, Mei-fung gingerly steps back into the entertainment world, as she starts working at a small arts centre for kids. A chance encounter with Fong Ching (Keung To), a young delivery guy with killer moves and an angelic voice, compels Mei-fung to take the aspiring singer under her wing as his manager. As Fong Ching’s popularity skyrockets, the gap between Mei-fung and Jonathan, whose artistic aspirations went unnoticed by his mother, gradually widens to spark explosive fights.

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