Sunflower (2006) (Korean)
Tae-sik, who cleansed up the neighborhood back alley with his bare knuckle after dropping out of high school, is released on parole. The once sacrificial sheep of Tae-sik’s frank Min-seok has become a detective and Tae-sik’s henchmen friends have turned on each other’s back. As if have forgotten the old days he shared with them, Tae-sik only does what he wishes to do, which was written down on his crumpling small scrapbook.
Tae-sik finds a warm shelter in the small neighborhood food joint “Sunflower”, where Tae-sik handed his scrapbook to its owner before. Tae-sik tries to live a quiet new life with the lady who runs the restaurant and her daughter, Hee-ju. However, nobody believes him but the owner and her daughter of the “Sunflower”.
Starring: Kim Rae-Won, Heo Yi-Jae, Kim Hae-Suk
Director: Kang Seok-Beom
Genre: Drama, Action, Romance
Runtime: 117mins
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
SubTitles: Korean/English (VobSub) & English (Srt)
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After This Our Exile (2006) (Chinese)
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This film needs no introduction. The latest work from director-writer Patrick Tam, After This Our Exile took home honours from the recent 2006 Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best PIcture, and after watching it today, it’s no surprise why it did.
As mentioned in one of my recent reviews, the storyline of a movie is important, nevermind if the technicalities are great, because if the story doesn’t engage, then it’s a battle lost, in my opinion anyway. In After This Our Exile, the story is extremely simple, but it resonates deeply, and also because it deals with something very personal, very close, and perhaps, family ties always cut closer to home. After all, the Chinese title is Fu Zi, literally translated as Father-Son, which is quite unsophisticated if compared to the English title.
If you raised an eyebrow in Aaron Kwok’s win for his acting in Divergence and thought he probably didn’t deserve it, then his role as Sheng will win you over and justify his back to back win at the Golden Horse Awards. I’m sold. Gone are those teeny-bopper bad hair days and repetitive dance moves. Now, with maturity, he adds a certain gravitas to his roles, and kudos too to his willingness to take on unsavoury characters, instead of playing hero all the time. His dad is the perennial terror, one who blows hot and cold in a whim, full of false bravado, and never hesitant to raise a hand against spouse and kid. Uneducated, loud, uncouth, and worse, a habitual gambler, life for his family is difficult, both in material and emotional wealth. Yes, Kwok pulled off this character with aplomb, with subtle nuances, gestures, mannerisms and attitude all spot on, bringing to life a character you’ll so love to hate, yet sympathize with at the same time.
And since the “Fu” played opposite the “Zi”, and having both of actors pull off their father son relationship so convincingly, with great on screen chemistry, it’s no wonder too that 9 year old Gouw Ian Iskandar took home the Best Supporting Actor award as the Son. His childlike innocence will probably bowl you over with earnestness, as he holds his own opposite Kwok and screen mother played by Charlie Young. He doesn’t come off as irritating, and is so much likable and vulnerable in character that you just want to give him a hug. Intuitive and smart, you’d come to love and pity his character very early in the story.
Charlie Young only had half as much to do as the other two leads, and without makeup, she manages to bring out that average every day weary look of a tired mother and wife who had enough. And herein, the conflict begins, from the beginning of the film. Other supporting cast include Valen Hsu and Kelly Lin, are kept to a minimum, thereby keeping the focus squarely on the principal cast.
As I mentioned earlier, After This Our Exile tells a simple tale with deep themes, and is able to draw out emotions from within you as it resonates. In what could be problems that households face when there’s a gambler in the home, the movie sets to show these issues from the onset, with the breaking down of family ties and values, and the debt causing financial strain on the family. I guess opposition to our Integrated Resorts would see their arguments fleshed out here.
In what could be an oversimplification of the issue, gamblers = debts = strain in family relations, it is this domestic disturbance that ring out vividly. Broadly it can be categorized into two acts (no, I won’t say anything more), but each act focuses on different aspects on the family relationship and dynamics. Toward the end, everything comes full circle, with the son experiencing exactly what the mom has gone through, and it makes the movie extremely poignant. It emphasizes the widely held notion that in domestic squabbles, it’s always the children who suffer the fate of the consequences.
Brilliant cinematography and awesome musical pieces complemented the movie well, with plenty of nice piano pieces punctuating emotional moments. The pacing, though slow, is well measured, and Ipoh never looked more beautiful, becoming a character in itself rather than just another locale to shoot the film in. Attention to details are not spared, and the production brings about Malaysian flavour to it too. Some though I predict, may not enjoy the open end that director Patrick Tam chose to finish it with, but it will allow for post viewing discussion, loads of it.
Director:Patrick Tam
Writers:Patrick Tam
Kai-Leong Tian
Cast: Aaron Kwok, Charlie Yeung (Seven Swords)
Genre: Drama
Runtime:150 min
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English/Chinese
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0768114/
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Running out of Time (1999) (Chinese)
The latest Milky Way film dips just a bit more into convention, but the result is predictably pure gold. Lau Ching-Wan is Inspector Ho, a police negotiator who’s led into a game of cat-and-mouse by ace thief Cheung (Andy Lau). Cheung robs a Hong Kong high-rise, but his motive is in doubt. Did he do it for money? Or fame? And why is he letting Ho in on all of it?
Ho begins his investigation, and as he discovers what Cheung is up to, so does the audience. Not to give too much away, but Cheung is actually dying of cancer, and is using his final days to avenge his father. It isn’t what he’s doing that’s interesting here, it’s how he’s doing it. The set up for his ultimate scam is a joy to watch, and Andy Lau relishes his role. It’s probably his best acting in quite a while as he restrains himself from doing one of his two Andy Lau things: either overacting the charm or overdoing the bitterness. Credit director To with reining in his Sky King star.
There are some truly delicious genre moments in Milky Way’s latest sublime effort. The little bits with bumbling police captain Hui Siu-Hung are a little overdone and there are some major plot holes, but it’s really hard to fault this richly entertaining action thriller. This is probably the best commercial film Hong Kong has produced in quite a while. It tends towards pleasing the masses with its built in star-power and sometimes cheesy dialogue, but the total package (style, pacing, acting, direction) all add up to a rich and satisfying genre experience. (Kozo 1999)
Directed: Johnnie To Kei-Fung
Genre: Crime / Drama
Cast: Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Lau Ching-Wan, Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai, Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling, Hui Siu-Hung, Waise Lee Chi-Hung, Lam Suet
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English .SRT
IMDb link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0216165/
(7.2 rating out of 10)
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Herbs (2007) (Korean)
Sang-eun is a pretty 20 year old girl, that is warm hearted and possess an extraordinary gift for folding paper into various figures. She has a loving mom and friends, but she is also mentally retarded. She has the intelligence of a 7 years old. Sang-Eun learns everything slowly, but there are still a lot of things she does not know about. She is fixated with the idea that she will meet the prince of her dreams, like in the fairy tales she so often reads.
One day Sang-Eun meets a traffic officer, that she believes may be the prince of her dreams. The traffic officer is named Jong Bum and he has a strong penchant for beautiful woman. He mistakenly believes Sang-Eun to be a lawyer and approachers her. Once Jong Bum realizes that she is mentally challenged he leaves.
Sang-Eun returns home only to find her mom crying. Her mom has just returned from a hospital appointment. Sang-Eun, while she places things into boxes and wraps by year, is now worried that her mom may soon go away like her friend’s grandmother did.
Directed: In-mu Heo (Love so Divine)
Genre: Drama
Cast:Hye-jeong Kang, Chong-ok Bae, Jong-ryol Choi, In-gi Jeong
Runtime: 113 minutes
Country: Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitles: English / Korean
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0969274/
(7.8 rating out of 10)
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You are My Sunshine (2005) (Korean)
You Are My Sunshine (yes, the song does make an appearance) tells the story of a 36-year old farmer named Seok-joong who, apart from his cow and his mother, has difficulty relating to women. After backing out of a scheme that would have set him up with a Philippine bride, he decides to make do without a wife, until the day Eun-ha drives past him on her scooter. (Cue slow motion, music, and Seok-joong’s mouth hanging wide open… he’s in love) Eun-ha, meanwhile, is employed as a sex worker at the local coffee shop, delivering beverages and a variety of services to whoever in town pays for them. She reacts with bemusement at first when the awkward, stammering Seok-joong presents himself, delivering free bottles of milk and roses to her on a daily basis. As time passes, though, she begins to wonder if life with him might be a better option than her current day-to-day routine.
Cast: Jeon Do-Yeon, Hwang Jung-Min, Na Moon-Hee, Ryu Seung-Soo, Jeong Yu-Seok, Seo Ju-Hee, Yun Jae-Moon
Directed: Park Jin-Pyo
Genre: Drama / Romance
Year Released: 2005
Also Known As: Neo-neun Nae Woon-myeong
Runtime: 121 min
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitles: English
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479773/
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Seducing Mr Perfect (2006) (Korean)
Minjun works at a foreign-based M&A firm, possesses a cool personality, stays on the forefront of fashion, and flashes appeal that allows her to succeed in work and love. She eagerly awaits a vacation in Hong Kong to spend time with her boyfriend, but is left hanging alone upon her arrival. Upon closer look, it becomes painfully evident that the tides of romance are not in her favor as her true romantic success rate is zero.
However, the pain of the broken heart is short lived when she runs into, literally via car accident on her way to work in the morning, the exquisitely appointed Robin Hayden. Minjun pulls out her bag of tricks in an effort to extract herself from having to pay for his auto repairs, but finds herself one-upped by Robin, who obtains accurate evidence in a split second with his mobile phone camera and goes quietly on his way. Something about the whole situation eats away at Minjun, and the cause becomes justified as she learns that this perfect guy who came into her life so abruptly is the newly appointed CEO of her firm!! So what if he is a foreigner? He holds a JD/MBA from Harvard Law School, is fluent in five languages, and is a brilliant M&A professional. What�s more, he possesses a chiseled figure and movie-star looks that makes all the female employees wilt in his presence.
Having gotten off on the wrong foot, Minjun tries her best to avoid him, but finds herself assigned as his assistant on a new project. She endures frequent and petty criticisms along the way, and is challenged one day by this man, who is bemused by her clumsy romantic skills, when he proposes, �Why don�t you try seducing me?� This is the final straw for Minjun and her wounded pride, and thus begins her new ambitious project.
Cast: Daniel Henney, Uhm Jung-Hwa, Holy Karrol Clark
Directed: Kim Sang-Woo
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Year Released: 2006
Also Known As: Miseuteo robin ggosigi
Runtime: 110 min
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitles: Korean/English (Srt & VobSub)
IMDB: http://imdb.com/title/tt0928154/
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