【电影简介】

本片讲述身患残疾的钢琴教师李静（桂纶镁饰）在一次例行体检后将香港名医周文暄（张震饰）以性侵犯告上法庭，引起全港哗然。代表李静的检控官陈志天（郭富城饰）立誓要为她讨回公道，但被告周文暄的辩护律师（夏雨饰）却认为本案并非想象般简单...一场关于情与法之间的决斗拉开帷幕。陈志天出身律师世家，从小立志要成为有良心的律师。天性不妥协的他，在这个现实的社会中有些格格不入，他终于决定离开名声显赫的律师行，投奔可以惩恶扬善的律政司，做起公诉人。他的第一单case，对手是香港律师界的一颗新星，青年才俊Freddy，来自他的老东家律师行。那件案子，正是被传媒和全社会所关注的著名医生性骚扰案。原告李静是一个残疾钢琴教师，她教被告周文瑄的女儿钢琴课，同时周也是李静的私人医生。事情发生当天，李静去医院找周文瑄检查身体，陪同的护士临时外出，当护士回来时，李静已经决定要告周医生性侵犯。充满正义感的陈志天决定为这个弱女子出头，力拼辞锋锐利的辩护律师，掀起了一场人性与正义相互角力的罗生门。

【音频文本】

2013 has seen many Chinese actors try their hand at directing for the first time. Of these, Charlie Yeung is one of the more interesting.

While most first-time directors tap the market's demand for nostalgia or bemoaning the bygone of their ownyouth, the Taiwan-born director has chosen a more serious topic. In courtroom drama "Christmas Rose", KwaiLunmei plays a handicapped piano teacher who accuses a famous surgeon of sexual harassment. Zhang Zhen plays the surgeon and Aaron Kwok is the public prosecutor who does everything he can to incriminate the accused, only to discover the case is not as simple as it first seemed.

The story develops in multiple suspense-filled steps according to court procedure. Many details are explained in flashbacks during the trial.

The theme is unusual for a Chinese film, so the story has potential, but regrettably fails to fulfill. Forexample, suspect Doctor Zhou's character is incomplete. Despite efforts to show the impact of the case on his family, this doesn't develop into a compelling part of the main plot. Kwai Lunmei clearly worked hard to portray a disabled victim, but the twist at the end is a little too much. Aaron Kwok, on the other hand,conveys a powerful performance of emotional development.

In fact, Aaron Kwok and Kwai Lunmei's performances clearly show the movie's failings are not due to the cast, but the story itself. Despite this the pacing works well, with each stage well-timed to maintain interest, so perhaps the assistance of producer Hark Tsui finally paid off.

Compared with other directorial debuts, such as "So Young" by Zhao Wei and "Tiny Times" by novelist and businessman Guo Jingming, Yeung's movie is more personal and thought provoking. Instead of being trapped in nostalgia or watching a meaningless display of wealth, audiences may enjoy a little intellectual stimulation about something other than the contents of their dinner.

"Christmas Rose" deserves a six out of ten.

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