Truly a Singaporean film. A nice little movie full of socio-political commentary, focusing on the emotions and insecurities of residents of our island state. The low budget and lack of quality cinematography is compensated for by a great script. The main characters were all impressive in their performances. Chuan Yi Fong was the most outstanding of the lot though, playing the loud China bride with a dark background. Koh Boon Pin seems rather overdramatic at times, leading me to think that he's more suitable for theater work. That's just nitpicking though.
There were a lot of good scenes, where it's just nothing but still shots of long dialog. The music is simple yet haunting. Some parts did feel a little disjointed at times though, as if some stuff had been cut out or didn't get fully realised in the film. Watching the old commercials on TV from 1997 brought back moments of nostalgia, and that adds a bit of depth to the film. This is a remarkable film by Eric Khoo that remains relevant in current times.
3.5/5 stars
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