This movie is a decent piece from Jay Chou, who writes the script, directs the movie as well as composes all the dances and songs in it. This movie shows more than sufficient evidences that he is a rare artist who is good at many things. But even the greatest artist needs help to make a logical and convincing movie as making an ambitious movie can hardly be a one man job.

By displaying all his talents, Jay is also showing a lot of his limitations here, from unconfident acting to inconsistent improvements of characters and naive storyline. Even though Jay is definitely pleasant to watch on the big screen, a lot of improvements are needed for his acting, and other characters could have great potentials to move the plot forward more naturally, other than just showing up here and tells the audience that Jay is so cool and popular. The ending is sort of romantic yet off and not convincing at all. It's contrived that a girl leaves before even figuring out whether the man who chooses to die for her is alive or dead.

In general it's still a fun movie for Jay's fans as it reflects a lot of Jay's belief, personalities and bias.

Impressive work by Director Chou!

Despite the simple story, this movie at times funny, at times heartwarming, is very entertaining to watch. Intense, bright colors and beautiful scenes, coupled with singing, dancing and fighting, this production is truly unique to the Asian film industry.

Interesting and beautiful musical that exceeded expectations. What could have been a corny attempt is fun yet rational. The cast members, producers and director really pulled it off. Their efforts are to be admired.

Watch it to believe it!

Considering the dearth of musicals in the Chinese movie industry and the surfeit of the usual CGI-ed Hollywood blockbusters, The Rooftop was a breath of fresh air! A simple storyline, with meticulous detail to the sets, props and costumes made for a very quirky, retro feel. This was aptly accompanied by the excellent score and soundtrack, all composed by the director and lead actor himself, the versatile multi-hyphenate Jay Chou, in a departure from his usual Mandopop fare. That, in itself, gives him points in my book; after all, how many directors can actually write all the music for their own movie?

Of course there was a star-crossed romance, coupled with the requisite funny sidekicks, various baddies and action scenes of the martial arts variety. True, the final sequence was a tad melodramatic but enough to keep me on edge until the very end. For me, the song-and-dance numbers were the main draw and I was not disappointed.

All in, it was a very entertaining two hours of being in Galilee City and I left the cinema with the tunes ringing in my ears and the scenes flitting across my mind. And an overpowering desire to watch again! (which I eventually did...and enjoyed it even more then!)