From a probability study's perspective, no viewer should expect all the 11 stories to be equally touching and alluring.

Some of them are to a degree "half baked" that I can make neither head nor tails of it. But some others do stand out and leave you with an understanding smile.

A story could be as simple as an older couple grumbling. Short as it is, the 10-minute episode triggers your enormous empathy as the couple is staging their own version of "finding love" in a town that is regarded as belonging to the young.

Good to know that the "Cities or Love" series will come to Shanghai this year. In light of the Expo slogan "Better City, Better Life", I'm wondering if the producer can also make a "better movie" this time.

On a scale between 1 and 10, I'm giving the movie a SIX.