The Fantastic Water Babes
Gil (Gillian Chung) is a girl who tries to take her own life after being dumped by her boyfriend for another girl, Brenda (Chrissie Chow). Gil gets rescued by a water deity, and believes she has received special powers. Even though she doesn't even know how to swim she enters the Fantastic Water Babes swimming competition, in an vengeful effort to compete against her romantic rival and her friends, and to get back her boyfriend. To master swimming she kidnaps swimming champion Kwok Chi Yuan (Alex Fong Lik Sun) to the island of Cheung Chau, to make him teach her and her friends how to swim.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 出水芙蓉 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance |
| Director | Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai |
| Runtime | 89 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 3.8/10 (9 votes) |
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The film constructs its absurd charm on the gap between the heroine's utter lack of skill and her fervent belief in divine intervention. It relies heavily on slapstick humor stemming from the kidnapped coach and the chaotic training sequences, maintaining a farcical, buoyant energy throughout.
What lingers after the credits is a sense of cheerful, predictable fun—a journey from vengeful folly to self-discovery, packed with musical interludes and aquatic mishaps. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
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