A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)

Ching Siu-tung’s classic supernatural/comedy/romance re-imagined for a modern audience. It’s respectful to the original but throws in some new elements that don't feel out of place, and happily it keeps the CGI to a mostly support role; it could've been a lot worse.
With more money to play around with it’s no surprise that lighting is better, sets are larger and film stock superior, but it really can’t compare to the original in terms of emotion. The two leads (Yifei Liu and Shaoqun Yu) lack the chemistry of Joey Wong and the late, great Leslie Cheung.

2½ candy pieces out of 5