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  Review by Adrian Ho ★★★

  A truly middling film that delivers exactly as advertised. The sort of low-stakes mid-tier saccharine drama that's just another serviceable programmer for the box office — which in the context of Singapore's film industry, is what I'd consider a success. It's a step in the right direction, even if it's just a tiny shuffle. Ajoomma is probably undeserving of the international accolades it's getting — which feels more like a participation trophy or a sort of backhanded slap on the back, but more so, a critical reflection on the dire slim pickings of generally decent work that comes out of the country — but it should still be upheld and celebrated as a piece of work that's successful in its…

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  Review by DarylCheong ★★★½

  wah cb cried until my mask soaked knn

  ok lor so anthony said at the qna after about the three points that were meant to elicit an emotional response and i cried exactly those three times… i guess im a wimpy lil bitch but ok lor good to know im an emotional lil bitch

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  Review by joshua ★★★

  singaporean auntie in her lost in translation era

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  Review by Malcolm ★★½

  I’m always happy to support Singaporean cinema and this one, while predictable and hackneyed at times, at least has some charm and a strong central performance by Hong. It struggles to settle on a tone, and the lengthy comic chase sequence in the middle devolves into silliness. It also resolves certain key plot points in a manner that is none too convincing. The audience ate it up though, and it breezes by pleasantly enough.

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  Review by shi qin ★★★★½

  was just trying to use up my movie voucher before it expires tomorrow and randomly watched this because the time was convenient but this turned out to be so heartwarming and lovely to watch!! the scenery and colours are also so pretty to me and KANG HYUNG SUK????

  HELLOOOOO HE IS SO HOT AND CHARMING WHEN I TELL U I HELD MY BREATH EVERY MOMENT HE IS ON SCREEN.... and it's so insane because I've seen almost every kdrama he's in but he never really stood out since he was usually in minor roles bUTTTT HE IS SO... ATTRACTIVE

  also my multi-lingual ass understood all the Hokkien, Chinese, English and Korean dialogue exchanged and I'm just saying..,. some of the…

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  Review by madi ★★★

  i too would fall in love with little woodcarver and be obsessed with yeo jin goo

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  Review by Azrael ★★★½

  Just such a wholesome, charming gem, and Hong Huifang is absolutely central to what I hope will be a mainstream success. Billed only as Auntie, she fittingly and effortlessly embodies the quintessential aging Singaporean housewife. Every aspect of her performance feels carefully calculated, with frequently hilarious moments of written and physical comedy complemented by genuine heartstring-tugging scenes of melancholy and brokenness.
  On that note, what Ajoomma evolves into is a story of insufficiency, of learning how to reconcile with being incomplete, with having a broken family, with foolishly spent money and wasted years. He Shuming and Kris Ong draw striking parallels between the simplicity of the Korean lifestyle compared to the functional emotionlessness of our own; the resulting interplay between…

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  Review by endriana ★★★ 1

  i will be a changed woman after i come back from korea

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  Review by yari

  auntie lim reminds me filipino aunties who likes to zumba every morning, watches kdrama to learn how to say saekki ya or saranghae oppa, buys dunkin donut coz kim soo hyun endorses it and is proud that her son/daughter is now working in america 😬

  honestly, it felt like a korean tour agency/kdrama ad to me with the oversentimentality, color grading, and melodramatic music but it's tough to ignore those compassionate scenes coz of the actors' performances, especially auntie lim, ahjussi and the korean tour guide.

  overall, i think it's a decent watch for me coz auntie lim seems like a cool person to hang out with and she and ahjussi are so cute together huehue. kang hyung suk should be in a lot of projects though.

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  Review by Greg ★★½

  The cinematography conveys a gentleness that's really welcoming. The visuals and Hong Huifang's strong performance aside, I thought this was rather middling. Its plot is so generic and feels like it was written to check off certain boxes. Still, Ajoomma has its charms and is pretty pleasant. I really like how it looks and feels, it radiates such a sweet warmth. The cinematography is definitely the high point of this film.

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  Review by Saahil Thakkar ★★★

  So upsetting that there is zero kissing in this

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  Review by taiga ㊣ ★★★

  #補標

  這部片絕對是破綻百出且不顧細節，好多個瞬間我真的覺得好荒唐而笑出來，比如導遊沒點人數就開車？比如保全大叔酒駕？比如大叔明明養的是馬爾濟斯（嗎，反正是小狗）但最後雕一隻拉布拉多送女主？作為公路電影但實際上的旅程簡單又不驚心動魄，透過這趟旅程其實也沒有真的替兩位主角解決任何事情，只是用感性的場面草草帶過；兩位主角的情感聯繫薄弱到也沒辦法說服人，女主角只是很片面地猜測男主角的困境，最後用一個媽媽式的說教開解他的難題，也因此最後機場道別一幕顯得矯情過頭且不必要。
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  說到底我覺得這部片還是過大於功，但有些嘗試還是有趣且具洞察的，比如跨文化產生的詼諧趣味，或是對韓劇文化的觀察：很敏銳地發覺現代家庭題材的韓劇觀眾大多是中年婦女，並想像她們的觀看過程中會產生何種投射；最後在遊覽車上看韓劇，女主進入韓劇的世界裡，與劇中尋找母親的兒子相認相擁，藉此與自己心中不夠完美的兒子和解——這一段的調度完全是韓劇的方法（特寫、柔光、壯闊配樂），何書銘拆解另一種媒介上的文本元素，重組後嫁接到電影此一媒介上，以影像說明閱聽人接收文本的方式與情緒變化（簡直太適合寫論文了吧書銘兄！）。加上首部長片就挑戰跨國合製，成果也算中規中矩沒有太差，而且真的算是蠻幽默好笑，還是把星星加上去。看完之後其實心情還不錯，是很有觀眾緣適合全家大小一起看的電影，所以我最後還是投他一票了。雖然我隔天睡醒就後悔想改投阿諾⋯⋯：）
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  P.S.發現我房東的Line頭貼跟阿朱媽簡直一模一樣我笑死
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