"The warmth, richness and approachability of this lovely film from Singaporean director Anthony Chen, a graduate of Britain's National Film and Television School, returns him to the family drama style of his 2013 debut Ilo Ilo; with care and connoisseurship, he again draws on the influences of Edward Yang and Tsai Ming-liang, but Chen's instincts are less oblique. He dots the I's and crosses the T's; the film-making is forthright and wholehearted though not unsubtle."
"The film is set in Singapore, criticising the city-state's conformism and infatuation with the rich and western prestige, and satirically showing the high-wire dangers of its entrepreneurialism, as attempted by the poor. Koh Jia Ler plays Junyang, a goofy, good-natured but shiftless twentysomething guy who lives with his widowed father Boon Kiat (Andi Lim) in a cramped rented flat. Junyang is about to finish his military service"
The film offers warmth, richness and approachability while maintaining forthright, wholehearted filmmaking that is not unsubtle. It is set in Singapore and criticises conformism, obsession with wealth and western prestige, and the high-wire dangers of entrepreneurialism attempted by the poor. The narrative follows Junyang, a goofy, good-natured but shiftless twentysomething about to finish military service, and his widowed father Boon Kiat, who runs a humble noodle stall. Junyang's girlfriend Lydia is aspirational and pregnant after a costly one-night stay at Marina Bay Sands, prompting pressure to marry. Boon Kiat finds unexpected love with a kindly drinks waitress, Bee Hwa. The film traces parallel romantic crises across two generations.
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