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Mr. Unbelievable (Chinese: Unbelievable先生; pinyin: Unbelievable xiānshēng) is a 2015 Singaporean musical comedy film directed by Ong Kuo Sin, and starring Chen Tianwen as the titular protagonist. It is based on the viral song "Unbelievable"[1] and was released in cinemas in Singapore on December 3, 2015,[2] and in Malaysia on January 14, 2016. It also marks the third on-screen reunion of Chen Tianwen, Liu Lingling, Roy Li and Hayley Woo after their previous collaborations in the Singaporean long drama series 118 and 118 II, where both of the installments theme songs were sung by popular local celebrity and film director Jack Neo. Secondly, it also marks another on-screen reunion of Liu Lingling and Zhang Xinxiang after their previous collaboration in the local drama known as Portrait of Home and 118. Thirdly, it also marks another on-screen reunion of Liu Lingling and Jaime Teo after their previous collaboration in I Not Stupid Too TV Series, also directed by Jack Neo. Moreover, it also marks another on-screen reunion of Chen Tianwen, Tosh Zhang and Zhang Xinxiang after their previous collaborations in the Lion Dance movies The Lion Men and The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown, another movie franchise also directed by Jack Neo once again. Furthermore, it also marks another on-screen reunion of Chen Tianwen and Tosh Zhang after their previous collaborations in the Ah Boys to Men film series either, including Ah Boys to Men, Ah Boys to Men 2 and Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen, also directed by Jack Neo either. At the same time, it also marks another on-screen reunion of Chen Tianwen, Tosh Zhang, Hayley Woo and Gadrick Chin after their previous collaboration together in Jack Neo's Naval Diving Unit movie known as Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen. Also, Chen Tianwen and Gadrick Chin would later collaborate again as enemies in the movie known as Take 2, which was executive produced by Jack Neo once again either and directed by Ivan Ho.
| Mr. Unbelievable | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Unbelievable先生 | |
| Directed by | Ong Kuo Sin |
| Written by | Ong Kuo Sin |
| Produced by | Melvin Ang Lim Teck Ong Kuo Sin Toong Soo Wei Sock Ling |
| Starring | Chen Tianwen Liu Lingling Marcus Chin Roy Li Jaime Teo Tosh Zhang |
| Edited by | Heng |
| Music by | Gary Leo |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | mm2 Entertainment Clover Films Shaw Organisation |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
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| Budget | S$1 million |
| Box office | S$560,000 |
Eric Kwek Hock Seng is born on 9 August 1965, the day Singapore declared its independence, and is abandoned as a baby in a basket with a broccoli. He is taken in by Master Lo Man. Lo Man trains Eric to perform in the getai industry, although his looks has caused setbacks. Through the years, he becomes one who is a patriotic Singaporean, and is hugely supportive of national campaigns. When Lo Man's getai business becomes unable to keep up with the times, and also because of the Speak Mandarin Campaign, he decided to add English lyrics to Chinese and Hokkien songs, much to the dismay to Master Lo Man, his friends, Ah Fei and Ah Hua, and frequent getai-goers. At the same time, his poor command of the English language made it worse, resulting in certain phrases, such as "stunned like vegetable", sounding relatively wonky. However, his disciple, Lawrence, is extremely supportive of this decision, as he is encouraged by his mother to listen to Eric's songs. To show his strong will and persistence in order to fulfil his dreams, Eric is determined to go on an unbelievable musical journey, even at the age of 50. With the help of Lawrence, Eric managed to become a sensation through his song "Unbelievable".
The huge success of Chen's "Unbelievable" music video, which garnered 3.2 million views on Facebook and YouTube prompted director Ong Kuo Sin to come up with a feature film and provide a background story for it. The film was shot in 15 days starting from 14 September 2015.[3]
In order to sing Hokkien songs in the film, Jaime Teo had to watch online videos to brush up on the dialect.[4]
Yip Wai Yee of The Straits Times gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, attributing it to Chen's portrayal of his teenage character "unconvincing", and that "to milk (the original music video) and drag it into a full-length feature film makes the nonsense go on for far too long".[5]
Marcus Goh of Yahoo! Movies called it "intentionally cheesy and corny, which works well given the subject matter of the film and the different language mediums it spans". At the same time, "it definitely appeals to the older crowd, but there are elements for the younger audience".[6]
Jocelyn Lee of The New Paper rated the film a 2 out of 5 stars, as it "is hindered by a thin plot, and relies on slapstick humour, making it utterly forgettable".[7]
The film collected $25,000 on its opening day, making it the biggest opener among Singaporean films, excluding Chinese New Year-related films.[8]
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