Sunday, August 29, 2010

Inception (2010)

Not too bad.

Sandcastle - 沙城 (2010)

A bit too slow for my liking, but once it gets going, it really reaches deep into your heart and tugs at the strings. A more than decent directorial debut where the flaws are mere nitpicks on my part. IMHO, the talents playing the lead, the mother and the grandmother were aptly selected.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Berlin 36 (2009)

IMHO, the story is the strongest aspect of the film. But I think the direction fails to fully exploit the potential of the subject matter. Still, not a bad film.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)

Heartwarming. For all the harshness depicted, there are also wonderful moments of humor and joy. This is essential viewing.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Phua Chu Kang The Movie (2010)

Excruciating. Weakest link was the story.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Au Revoir Taipei 一页台北 (2010)

Not great, but not bad either. Lots of memorable scenes. Was expecting a romance, but it got meshed up with a crime caper, add some less than capable goons and this low budget effort suddenly becomes rather fun to watch.