Chasing Dream

Chasing Dream (Chinese: 我的拳王男友)[1] is a 2019 Hong Kong–Chinese romantic comedy drama film directed by Johnnie To and co-produced with Wai Ka-fai, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

The film stars Jacky Heung and Wang Keru, and tells the story of a boxing champion and a dream-chasing singer who met and became friends together by chance while chasing their dreams.

Reviewer Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote, "Poking fun at blind ambition and celebrity culture while propelling viewers on a dizzy ride of heightened realism and unabashed melodrama, 'Chasing Dream' has some clunky plot contrivances and lacks emotional depth, but for sheer entertainment value, it delivers handsomely.

"[4] Reviewer Adriana Rosati of Asian Movie Pulse wrote, "'Chasing Dream' is a distinctly Chinese-flavoured hot pot, composed of a mixture of many boxing drama tropes (especially that well-known American long saga, but let's just don't mention it for a change), many To's plotlines from previous films, the popular realm of X Factor-style music competition franchises and a sprinkle of Bollywood.

Reviewer Lawrence Garcia of inreviewonline.com wrote, "what the film lacks in sophistication it makes up for with sheer exuberance, nonetheless tempered by a certain respect for those that have come before.

That’s not to say it’s perfect or that some sub-plots don’t take too long to circle back to for closure, but joining so many disparate parts together at all is a feat deserving notice.