Melding elements of romantic comedy, James Bond-style action and Pink Panther-like capers, My Lucky Star tells the story of lovelorn Sophie (Zhang), who winds up in the midst of an international diamond heist, while falling in love with a dashing, heroic spy named David (Wang).

Stuck in a dull job as a travel agent in Beijing, Sophie whiles away her time daydreaming and drawing cartoons of imaginary adventures starring a handsome hero or hanging out with friends Lily (Yao Chen) and Lucy (Ruby Lin).

Her luck suddenly changes when she wins an all-expenses paid trip to a luxurious hotel in Singapore (shot on location at the Marina Bay Sands resort).

Ditched by Lily and Lucy at the last minute, Sophie decides to go to Singapore on her own, where she runs into David, the living embodiment of her illustrated dream man.

David intends to thwart a covert sale of the Lucky Star between arms dealer Li Wan (Morris Rong) and Mr. Gao (Jack Kao) at a posh rooftop party.

Now with the help of David and his techie sidekick Bo (Ryan Zheng), Sophie is in hot pursuit of the jewel trying to retrieve it from evil mastermind Charlize (Terri Kwan), who plans to bomb Bermuda.

Their chase takes them to the fishing villages of coastal Hong Kong and Charlize's secret underworld lair, culminating at the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Macau, where Sophie goes undercover as a gondolier on the resort's famous canal.

In addition to the fast-paced, comedic action, which includes several fight scenes and a daring parachute jump off the hotel skyscraper, romantic sparks fly between Sophie and David.

The film is also interspersed with dynamic animated sequences (straight from Sophie's doodles) and concludes with the ballad, "Love a Little (Ai Yidian)"<爱一点> sung by Wang and Zhang.

It marked a change of pace for Zhang, who gained fame for her work in serious dramas and action movies like her award-winning performance in Wong Kar-wai's The Grandmaster and Ang Lee's Oscar-winning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Initially producer Ming Beaver Kwei brought the project to Village Roadshow Pictures as a direct follow-up to Sophie's Revenge.

While a big part of the success of the first movie was the presence of pop heart-throbs Peter Ho and So Ji-sub, My Lucky Star casts Mandopop superstar Wang as Zhang's romantic leading man.

[6] Gordon recalled to The Los Angeles Times how she initially got involved with the production: "I was trying to do a remake of What a Girl Wants and there was a company in China that was interested.

"[7]Chow wrote the first draft of the script in China, while stateside, the story was developed by Gordon, with American screenwriter Snow and producer Kwei.

'"[8]The result is a movie that pays homage to American action films and classic romantic comedies, as well as the Pink Panther, James Bond and Austin Powers series.

"[7] With an $8 million budget, My Lucky Star began shooting in July 2012 on a 56-day schedule with locations in China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau.

"[7] Due to the movie's limited budget, the team also struggled with the stunt equipment and action choreography, until a very famous friend came to their rescue: Jackie Chan.

While visiting the set to see his friends and former co-stars Zhang and Wang, Chan offered his action team, including the legendary stunt master Wu Gang.

"They’d come to me and speak back and forth in Mandarin, then they’d say to me in English, ‘It’s funnier this way because what it means is...’ She also worked hard to create the kind of on-set atmosphere she had on her previous films where cast members know that any and all dialogue ideas are welcome.

At the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore, key scenes were shot on the 57-story high rooftop Ku De Ta nightclub and at the stunning infinity pool overlooking the cityscape.

Coinciding with the busy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, a time generally known for low cinema attendance, My Lucky Star beat expectations with a blockbuster weekend.

Zhang displays sufficient comic verve to make the silly gags hit the sweet spot while Gordon "skillfully sets a snappy yet even pace, effectively balancing verbal jokes and campy drama with purely physical stunts as the protags gallivant from one metropolis to another.

"[6] Other reviewers were less enthusiastic, with Slant referring to it as "another limp spy spoof that fails to make any interesting critiques about the genre"[18] and The Washington Post deeming it "utterly provincial.