Lessons on mastering the sexy #selfie are among the few delights in Women Who Flirt. That makes this energetic but derivative Chinese rom-com about as functional as a BuzzFeed list.

The film is exaggerated, ludicrous and simplistic. It shows a towering disdain for both men and women.

Hong Kong director and co-writer Pang Ho-Cheung sends up gender stereotypes and reinforces them in his contemporary yet not quite fresh confection, zeroing in on certain women's girlie wiles.

Women Who Flirt is a traditional rom-com that would be an incredible first film for an indie director - however it just feels like a half-hearted effort from Pang Ho-cheung.