Singapore′s very first romantic comedy, Chicken Rice War is a fusion film, mixing chicken rice with Shakespeare′s Romeo and Juliet. Fenson and Audrey come from two chicken rice-making families who have been rivals for 20 years. While working on the play, Romeo and Juliet in college, the two fall in love. Of course, what follows is not a tragic tale, but a comedy praising the power of love and life. A modern version of the old story, the film relies more on Baz Luhrmann′s film Romeo+Juliet than from Shakespeare′s play. Using stop motion, fast dolly-in, and zooming in, the film is filled with music video-esque images, captured with a handheld camera. When scenes of interviews with the characters enter the film, Chicken Rice War becomes a mixture of music video, performance and semi-documentary. A raucous, lively commercial comedy from Singapore. (Kang So-Won)