Zhao Yanhong, a rebellious seventy-year-old whose spirit refuses to slow down, is sent to live in a nursing home by her son, a life she refuses to accept quietly. A twist of fate collides her world with Wu Youwei, a former World Cubing Championship titan who has fallen from grace, reducing his considerable talent to cheap parlour tricks in night markets. Driven by Zhao's relentless passion and infectious energy, the fallen prodigy reluctantly becomes her personal cubing coach, and together the unlikely pair navigate the eccentric, fiercely competitive world of speedcubing, based on the real-life story of a Chinese grandmother who found unexpected purpose late in life.
Review:
A crowd-pleasing, genuinely funny comeback vehicle that marks a real return to form for Michelle Yeoh in Chinese-language cinema, even where its underdog-competition plotting sticks close to formula.
