Overview
When love lingers, can former flames find closure or reignite their passion?
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- playful
- sincere
- date night
- romantic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a fresh and appealing romantic comedy with strong commercial momentum and recognizable relationship appeal.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jimmy and Cherie discover that separating has not erased their feelings for each other.
The film's romantic tension is expressed through everyday interaction and comic relationship friction.
The sequel follows the former lovers as they navigate their relationship in a contemporary Chinese urban environment.
The premise begins with former lovers attempting to get over one another after the events of the earlier romance.
Films like Love in the Buff, and why
Love in a Puff
contemporary romantic comedy built around former lovers, relationship friction, and witty urban banter
Lost in Translation
warm, conversational romantic comedy focused on imperfect adult relationships and emotional indecision
Before Sunset
playful yet bittersweet romance about reconnecting partners and the difficulty of sustaining intimacy
Comrades: Almost a Love Story
Hong Kong romantic comedy combining comic misunderstandings with sincere relationship drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung
- Release Date
- 2012-03-29
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (67)
Cast
- Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah
- Yue Man-lok
- Xu Zheng
- Yang Mi
- Huang Xiaoming
- Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk
- Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
- Isabel Chan Yat-Ning
- Jim Chim Sui-Man
- Mia Yam
Common questions
- What is Love in the Buff about?
- Former lovers struggle to move on when unresolved feelings keep pulling them back into each other's orbit.
- What is Love in the Buff like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Love in the Buff as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Love in the Buff violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Love in the Buff.
- What did critics think of Love in the Buff?
- Critics broadly found the film a fresh and appealing romantic comedy with strong commercial momentum and recognizable relationship appeal.
- Which films are like Love in the Buff?
- Films with a similar feel include Love in a Puff, Lost in Translation, Before Sunset, and Comrades: Almost a Love Story.
- How long is Love in the Buff?
- Love in the Buff runs 112 minutes.
