Ci Qing
2007 / 94m - Taiwan
Drama, Romance
3.5*/5.0*
Spider Lilies poster

Watches

August 19, 2007

4.0*/5.0*

November 05, 2021

3.5*/5.0*

The film that introduced me to Zero Chou. I was quite taken with this little drama the first time I watched it, revisiting the film left me slightly disappointed. Not that this is a bad film, far from it, but Spider Lilies had a much harder time distinguishing itself from its peer. No doubt because of the tons of dramas I watched since.

Jade is a young girl trying to make a buck through some online chat rooms. Tattoos are all the rage and to keep herself in fashion, she decides to get one too. That's how she bumps into Takeko, her first crush. Jade is determined to explore her love for Takeko, but she doesn't seem too interested in opening up.

Performances are solid, and the drama is decent enough, but the relationship between the two women is a bit basic and the styling of the film isn't too exceptional either. It's one of those films where there's nothing specifically bad, it just lacks anything that sets is apart from the pack.