Everybody has secrets

A remake of an Irish film About Adam, it reminds me of a Chinese remake of What Woman Wants starring the most unlikely couple Gong Li and Andy Lau: while a story might work in the Western context, their Asian remakes might feel rather awkward. While the lack of chemistry is the main culprit for the remake of What Woman Wants, Everybody Has Secrets suffers from the fact the cultural nuances has not taken into account in the re-scripting process, resulting from a rather fluffy depiction of the different love affairs, and an ending extremely unsettling. I also find the casting to be disastrous, especially with Lee Hyung-bee being the playboy and Choi Ji-woo the bookworm middle sister. The fact that they are both trying too hard makes the viewing too painful an experience.