Crossing Hennessy (traditional Chinese: 月滿軒尼詩; simplified Chinese: 月满轩尼诗) is a 2010 Hong Kong film directed by Ivy Ho. It was filmed from March to May 2009, and stars Jacky Cheung and Tang Wei. It is a remake of Crossing Delancey (1988).
It is a return to film both for Cheung, who has not appeared in a film for several years, and for Tang, who was banned from acting in mainland China after appearing in Ang Lee's 2007 Lust, Caution. It is the second film directed by Ho (who began her career as a screenwriter). Other actors in the film include Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Paw Hee-Ching, Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee, and Andy On.
The story mainly takes place around Hennessy Road, in Hong Kong Island's Causeway Bay and Wan Chai districts.
Plot:
Loy (Jacky Cheung), a 41-year-old bachelor who lives with his mother (Paw Hee-Ching) and aunt (Chu Mi-Mi), often goes to match-making lunches setup by his mother. His mother owns and operates a electrical store setup by his deceased husband (Lovell Lo) in Wan Chai. Loy's mother is an accountant (Danny Lee Sau-Yin)'s love interest. He keeps a dog and brings it with him everywhere.
Orphaned Oi Lin (Tang Wei) lives with and works for her uncle and aunt (her mother's brother and his wife) in a bathroom appliances store on Lockhart Road. She is in a relationship with Xu (Andy On) which her uncle disapproves, due to his often run in with the law. He thus setup a match-making lunch for her and Loy with Loy's mother.
Loy and Oi Lin did not fall for each other at their first meeting. But their families kept their hopes up. Loy's mother made Loy deliver a dehumidifier to Oi Lin's store personally. Then Oi Lin's uncle made her go for tea with Loy at a nearby Cha chaan teng (Honolulu Coffee Shop). The two stuck up a friendship after discovering a mutual interest in detective stories.