Movie: Initial D
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

This is an amazing movie by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, the miracle duo behind the hugely successful Infernal Affairs trilogy. The story derives from the comic initial d back in 1995, where it was a hit in town. Starring Jay Chou, Edison Chen, Antony Wong. What can I say? It totally blew me off.

Story starts from 18 years old, Takumi (Jay Chou) who has been delivering tofu for his father for 5 years every morning in his father's Toyota AE86 up the hill. Even without himself realising it, he has perfected the art of drifting. He never intends to race but only did so once when his father nudged him to. However, one particular incident drew the competitve genes out of him and it's one damn amazingly exciting race.

The racing scenes were did so well, it totally captured every audience's attention. Every turn made by the cars in the scene, the crowd would drew in a sharp breath. One could literally feel everyone stop their breathing when the cars were racing on the twists and turns of the hill. The emotional part of the show was kept neat and short.

Ok, maybe I'm baised 'cos i'm a Jay Chou fan but he simply took my breath away. The bored look when he was driving was totally captivating. Though it was commented that his acting skills were only average, every little action such as raising of his eyebrows were deemed so cute to me. Even nearing the end of the show where he cried, it totally tugged at my chest.

A strong cast with a good plot. Definitely worth the rating. A must-watch show of the town.