''I Do, I Do'' (), is a 2005 Singaporean
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film directed by
Jack Neo
Jack Neo (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and film director. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known for his cross-dressing roles ...
and Lim Boon Hwee. It was the first time Neo had directed a romance film.
Plot
Workaholic Liu Wenhui dreams of meeting the perfect partner. Truck driver Lee Ah Peng is in love with her, but she rejects him. She soon falls in love with hunky new colleague Chen Jianfeng.
Cast
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Sharon Au
Sharon Au (; born 13 August 1975) is a Singaporean former actress and host. Having joined the TCS during the mid-1990s, she won many awards as an artiste with MediaCorp before taking a sabbatical to pursue university education in 2005 on a sch ...
as Liu Wenhui
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Adrian Pang as Lee Ah Peng
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Allan Wu as Chen Jianfeng
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Marcus Chin
Marcus Chin On Kang (, born 22 September 1953) is a Singaporean host, actor and singer. He left Mediacorp as a full-time artiste.
Career
Chin joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation during the 1970s. During the 1990s, he was mainly know ...
as Xu Wenbing
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John Cheng
John Cheng Yeow Nam (also credited as Zhong Yao Nan; known in entertainment circle as Ah Nan or Ah Nam) (1961 – 22 January 2013) was a Singaporean actor and Getai compere who made his screen debut in ''Money No Enough'' and was most notable ...
as Jo Jo Chin
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Mark Lee as Loan Shark
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Jack Neo
Jack Neo (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and film director. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known for his cross-dressing roles ...
as Member of Parliament
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Patricia Mok
Patricia Mok (born 17 October 1971) is a Chinese Singaporean actress, best known for humorous roles on ''Comedy Night'' during her stint as a JTEAM artist until 2012. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1996 to 2012.
Early lif ...
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Henry Thia
Henry Thia (; born 25 February 1952), also known as , is a Singaporean actor and comedian.
Career
Thia was a member of the main cast of ''Comedy Nite'' throughout its run. Although he had many roles in various sketches, his most memorable role ...
Release
The film released in theatres on 8 February 2005.
Reception
Chen Yunhong of ''
Shin Min Daily News
''Shin Min Daily News'' () is a Singapore Chinese-language afternoon newspaper currently published by SPH Media Trust. First started on 18 March 1967, by Singapore businessman Liang Runzhi (梁潤之) and the renowned Hong Kong writer Louis Cha ...
'' rated the film three-and-a-half stars out of five.
Wendy Teo gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of five, praising the performances of Pang and Chin, as well as the cameo of Lee, but criticising the film's editing, the "cliched" twist, and stated that "the thin material of I Do I Do doesn't provide a wide enough stage for their talents."
References
External links
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{{Jack Neo
2005 films
Singaporean romantic comedy films
Films directed by Jack Neo