A difficult movie to judge because there are parts I really liked and parts I really didn’t.
To begin with, it’s shot beautifully. A visual upgrade from Chen’s prior movie 爸媽不在家 (aka Ilo Ilo), and it was fun to see Yeo Yann Yann and Koh Jia Ler (all grown up!) reunited.
The cinematography and languorous pace perfectly capture the sense of place and made me want to return to Singapore and Malaysia. Maybe all the durian stands look the same,…
