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Tuesday 27 August 2013 | 02:34 | 0Comment A boring and melancholic Saturday made us wanna watch a movie. But there isn't much to choose from... no major blockbusters or any one of my favorite rom-coms. And I am sure as hell not going to pay to scare myself by watching The Conjuring. Not in the mood for an action film like R.I.P.D, actually never in the mood as always. Could have ogled at Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives but the reviews were pretty bad. In the end we settled for the first ever Singapore film to have won the prestigious award known as the Caméra d'Or or Golden Camera from the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Not sure what I am talking about?
Simplicity is the beauty of the whole show. And to think I was half expecting some really arty-farty complicated story line. The director of the movie Anthony Chen is the synonym of meticulous. He pays close attention to every single detail to ensure the viewers feel that they are watching a movie from the 90s. It was written on a piece of article that Chen visited more than 20 schools and saw over 8000 students, picking 2000 for auditions before he finally decided on casting Koh Jia Ler as the mischievous son in the movie.
Special mentions goes to the young actor and Yeo Yann Yann as they managed to bring out the essence of their characters very well. Jia Ler is a natural in the show and you will love to see him making a nuisance out of himself and at the same time having an imaginary headache if you were really his mother. But deep down the playful exterior of the boy lies a lonely latchkey kid who had just lost his grandfather. Yann Yann as the pregnant mother hired domestic help and as the movie progresses he forms a close bond with the maid.
The domineering mother then became increasingly jealous when the boy commented on trivial stuff such as the maid's cooking is better than hers. Eventually led to a few misunderstandings between her and the maid. She portrayed the role of a strong woman faced with ever increasing fears of being retrenched in a bad economy and coupled with the worries of a mother for her family. Due to the debts from her husband's stock investments, the family had no choice but to send the maid back before the contract is over.
Opens: 29 August 2013
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorns
Summary: Ilo Ilo is worth a watch as it tells a very surreal slice of Singaporean life along with a sense of humor and leaves a warm and fuzzy feeling inside you.
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