Friday, January 23, 2026

Thr Old Man and His Car《老破车》(2025)

Not too bad. What I liked - (1) the familiarity of the locations which makes this quite the Singapore film. (2) The cinematography. (3) The second half with the interaction between the old man and one of his neighbours. (4) Lim Kay Tong's performance really anchors the film. 

But... I thought it odd that the old man's friend and him feel off due to their character and language differences. I also thought the direction could have been more confident. Some narrative choices feel a bit questionable. One of the minor supporting talents' performance was also weaker and slightly diminished the few scenes that she appears in, 

Overall, an okay first feature. But definitely belongs in the category of art film (the still can follow type, just deviating from the usual commercial dramatics).

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