
Stay In The Buzz

3/5 stars
A film does not need to be a masterpiece to become a megahit, provided it strikes the perfect chord. Few contemporary Hong Kong releases prove this better than Back to the Past, a subpar historical sci-fi fantasy that is saved – and arguably even transcended – by the potent wave of nostalgia it inspires in its target audience.
Still, no amount of star power is enough to salvage Lily He Xin’s slack screenplay, which revolves around an inexplicable premise: that Ken (Michael Miu Kiu-wai in a newly created role), the inventor of the time machine used in the series – itself adapted from Huang Yi’s novel – is seeking revenge after being “wrongly imprisoned” for two decades.