Sweet Alibis is a 2014 Taiwanese comedy film starring Alec Su as a cowardly veteran cop and Ariel Lin as an overzealous rookie. The film follows the pair who team up to solve crimes together in Kaohsiung.
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| Traditional Chinese | 甜蜜殺機 |
| Simplified Chinese | 甜蜜杀机 |
| Directed by | Lien Yi-chi |
| Starring | Alec Su Ariel Lin Matt Wu Lei Hong Lang Tsu-yun Ken Lin Chu Chih-ying Austin Lin Kao Meng-chieh |
| Cinematography | Randy Che |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Mandarin Taiwanese |
Plot
editStarting from a seemingly pointless case of a puppy's accidental death, from eating chocolate, the essentially incompatible pair unexpectedly digs up the clues to a series of mysterious deaths.
Cast
edit- Alec Su
- Ariel Lin
- Matt Wu
- Lei Hong
- Lang Tsu-yun
- Ken Lin
- Chu Chih-ying
- Austin Lin
- Kao Meng-chieh
- Ma Nien-hsien
- Bebe Du
- Tao Chuan-cheng
- Lin Chia-ling
- Lee Kuo-hung
- Ruby Lin - Cameo
Theme song
edit- "Lao Tian You Yan" (老天有眼) performed by Alec Su (originally sung by Hei-pao in the 1980s)
Reception
editIt was the number-one film in Taiwan box office for a week in January 2014,[1] but overall grossing was disappointing with only NT$ 20.6 million (roughly $0.6 million) despite generally positive reviews.[2] It was successful in the Chinese box office in March 2014, ranking only behind 2 Taiwanese films — You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011) and Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault (2012) — in first-week grossing.[3] It grossed ¥36.6 million (roughly $6 million) in mainland China.[4]
Awards
edit- 2014 51st Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
- Nominated — Lang Tsu-yun, Best Supporting Actress
- 2014 Osaka Asian Film Festival
- Nominated — Grand Prix
- 2014 6th Straits Film and Television Awards
- Won — Favourite Taiwanese film in mainland China
Trivia
editThere are in-jokes in the film referencing characters from the TV series In Time with You (2011) starring Ariel Lin and Romance in the Rain (2001) starring Alec Su and Ruby Lin.
References
edit- ^ (in Chinese) 《甜蜜殺機》勇奪票房冠軍 林依晨喜感具幫夫運
- ^ (in Chinese) 《大稻埕》遭社會學者譙破億爛片
- ^ (in Chinese) 《甜蜜殺機》陸上映3天 票房破億
- ^ (in Chinese) 原音重現 開兩岸電影契機