Perfect Rivals

Perfect Rivals (Chinese: 美好冤家) is a 2011 Malaysian-Singaporean romantic comedy film directed by Han Yew Kwang, starring Ha Yu, Irene Ang, Mindee Ong, Josh Lai, Stanly Hsu [zh] and Pamelyn Chee.

[1] The film was initially set to open in theatres during Chinese New Year.

[6] Christopher Toh of Today rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote: "There are no blatant messages or high concepts here — just a nice family movie with a character we care for.

"[8] Tan Kee Yun of The New Paper rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and praised the performances of Ha and Ang, but wrote that they "do not make up for the uneven, cliched script and cringe-inducing acting by younger cast members such as Taiwanese Stanly Hsu and Malaysian Josh Lai.

"[9] Boon Chan of The Straits Times rated the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that Han "tries unsuccessfully to mix heartwarming family drama, gross-out comedy and scattered social commentary", and that the result is "too tough to swallow.