Honestly it was better than expected. It was sincere, touching, and relevant (especially for watching on international women's day). As a new director, Ling's YOLO and her previous film as a tribute to her mom are both in great quality in terms of story line, acting, and executing. Even this movie has flaws, she has adopted her storyline perfectly into the Chinese context from the original Japanese one and made it even more convincing with her hard work losing 100 grams within a year. It was a tearful moment at the end of the film seeing the director's journey training for boxing and weight loss. So glad that more Chinese films are played in New York.
