Actuakers
One of my all time favorites.
BeSummers
Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.
Scarlet
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Leonardo Carlesso
This movie is unbelievable. It is just amazing how the story goes, you go deep with it. It is a simple movie, but a real movie with a great story who makes you feel happy, sad, hopefully and show the human essentials. It is perfect! It is a long movie, but it could go longer, the story is so intense that when reaches its ends you turn into a desire for more.
jaroslaw99
I must add another review if only because the glowing reviews are too glowing AND the negative reviews are found to be overwhelmingly not helpful. It almost seems as if the negative reviews are being voted "not helpful" because the writer didn't like the movie and not because the actual points were being evaluated by the voter. Oh well. And even though my review is mostly negative, I did find the acting superb, the players very attractive, the feel and mood being sought by the director was captured flawlessly, picture clarity excellent - all the good things others have said.Let's start with the box cover - It is possible I have overlooked Tong and Mew sitting next to each other looking into each other's eyes, but my first impression AFTER watching the movie is that scene never occurred. Someone else can correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not sitting through 2.5 hours again just to see! In any case, it is very misleading, and implies the guys end up having a full fledged romance which does NOT happen.I don't pretend to understand Asian culture completely, but I have watched enough movies by now to know a few things. The director had no problem conveying the idea that both of the boys had been through tremendous, atypical hurts in their lives and were having incredible problems struggling with their love for each other. Then the conclusion falls completely flat. No discussion at all. Yes family is important but this is the 21st century. People have the internet and are exposed to many ideas. Everyone had a cell phone, so private conversations are possible. It is not as if being Gay is unheard of these days even in Thailand. Completely unexplored is the question of whether Tong can pretend to be straight or asexual forever! There were a number of illogical things in this movie (I'm only listing what comes immediately to mind, there were more!) - Mew is heartbroken and cannot sing, then he can. I found Tang's disappearance unrealistic. Very early in the movie Mew mouths off to his grandmother and then much later asks if she's angry with him, no response, no punishment. I thought Asian cultures respected the women and elderly. The lyrics to the songs were absolutely inane although I liked the music overall perhaps it was the translation factor. It seemed like some things could be discussed to death and other things screamed for heart to heart talks between the principles and it didn't happen. To put it another way, for a movie remarked on by others so much about love and not just between Mew & Tong, there were a lot of things that didn't seem very loving to me.This movie is way too long and again, the conclusion was infuriating.
Sennara
I just finished watching this movie, and I couldn't wait for its debut in Taiwanese theaters in August. In recent years, many Thai movies have become great hits in Taiwan, and I believe this one is going to overwhelm the others, especially with its young, gorgeous actors and actresses in this summer vacation season.The descriptions of different kinds of love is so real and touching in this film. It's not mostly about gay, but a story of family and friends. After seeing it, you will agree with me.The actors and actresses in this movie all performed very well. They look like real people in everyday life. The soundtracks are fantastic as well. I will definitely buy its DVD, or even BD, if it's included English or Chinese subtitles.
WILLIAM
It does not matter whether the loving couple are of opposite sexes. What does matter is whether they are loving each other. As long as they have chemistry between them, as long as they have heart-touching feelings for each other, no barriers should be intentionally put in the way to true love in order to be in accordance with so-called social norms. It has been already so difficult to find the right one to love among millions of people on this planet that there is no reason to let him/her go once we succeed in identifying him/her by sharing the feeling that likes the electricity goes through our bodies whenever we meet. The end of this film leaves me in a huge pity. If only they were eventually together!
