It Had To Be You (2014)
Restaurant supervisor Jill (Karena Lam) has a handsome boyfriend Chi On (Wu Bing), but she is just his backup girlfriend. She knows she is the other girl, but her hope for being his one and only has never ceased until he changes his formal girlfriend once again. All her anger goes to her co-worker Jack (Ekin Cheng), who appears to be a womanizer but indeed shares a similar unfortunate romantic situation of being the backup boyfriend of an airhostess. Knowing that both are victims in romantic relationships, Jack and Jill no longer spar with each other and a liking between them start to develop
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Maurice Li, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Eric Tsang, Karena Lam Kar-Yan, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Eric Dane
as CO CDR Tom Chandler
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin
as Jack
Adam Baldwin
as XO Mike Slattery
Eric Tsang
as Jason
Charles Parnell
as CMC Jeter
Karena Lam Kar-Yan
as Jill
Travis Van Winkle
as Lt. Danny Green
Nicola Cheung Sun-Yuet
as Moon
Marissa Neitling
as Lt. Kara Green
Bobo Chan Man-Yuen
as Grace
Christina Elmore
as Lt. Alisha Granderson
Hu Bing
as Leading Cast
Jocko Sims
as Lt. Carlton Burk
Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
as Leading Cast
Kevin Michael Martin
as Miller
Fire Lee Ka-Wing
as Leading Cast
Bridget Regan
as Sasha Cooper
Lu Jie
as Leading Cast
Bren Foster
as SCPO Wolf Taylor
Kristal Tin Yui-Nei
as Leading Cast
Jodie Turner-Smith
as Sgt. Azima Kandie
Hiro Hayama
as Leading Cast
Emerson Brooks
as Capt. Joseph Meylan
Benz Hui Siu-Hung
as Leading CastCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 45 min |
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