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In Bangkok, a mob shooting thwarts a suicide attempt by Japanese librarian Kenji (Tadanobu Asano) and leads him to meet a woman named Noi (Sinitta Boonyasak), whose beachside shack makes the perfect h...( read more 
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MCT:September 15, 2008
É uma mistura de Amelie com Napoleon Dinamyte com temas orientais como sexo e suicídio. É daqueles que você pensa em várias possibilidades mas não tem certeza de como acaba.
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MCT:August 15, 2008Upstream Prize (Best Actor -- Asano), 2003 Venice Film Festival; FIPRESCI Prize, 2004 Bangkok International Film Festival.
A brilliantly atmospheric, sweetly nutty film. -
MCT:August 2, 2008Last Life in the Universe delivers a pretty interesting story about a frustrared suicide man. But my problem with this movie and like all asian movies is just that this movie is so slow and boring at times. A little more of intensity in some scenes could be good.
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MCT:July 27, 2008
I was in love with the feel of the story, then an hour passed and the movie kept seeming to drag its feet. There's no tension to balance the calm.
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MCT:July 17, 2008A story of a (sexy) man who decides to end his life, but then meets a girl whom he clings to, who as well, finds her life miserable. Favorite!
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MCT:June 14, 2008
a mixed bag. unique story. a lot like Ki-Duk Kim. fairly slow at times even for a character drama, and got weird at the end. could've been a little better but pretty cool at times.
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MCT:May 27, 2008
Lovely to look at. The story confused me a little at first, but with a little thought it's actually pretty straightforward.
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MCT:April 23, 2008A whimsical film that moves along at a tranquil pace; it may either appeal to the viewer or drive them nuts.
For the first bit I thought it was going to drive me crazy, but then it lulled me with the wonderful cinematography and oddly intriguing story of two lonely people who wind up together.
Really top-notch in a quiet, understated way. -
MCT:March 19, 2008
Love this movie. The movie's director is a complete genius, with his techniques from making the film interchange smoothly from a "glossy" to an indie movie as the story line progressed to choosing to make the actors speak biligually.
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MCT:January 27, 2008
It takes a long time to get into it and can be confusing, but heart rendering performances from the two leads (including the wonderful Asano Tadanobu) makes up for it. Especially Asano's wonderfully understated, severely suicidal and mysterious Kenji who finds reason to live again with Noi after a tragic accident brings them together.
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MCT:November 6, 2007
Beautifully, soberly, shot. The characters draw you in. The director's has a talent for atypical non-linear storytelling and sometimes complete lack.
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MCT:August 24, 2007
not only is the cinematography stunning, the story is just as brilliant and wonderfully acted out. and oh, the music created such an amazing ambience. beautiful beautiful film.
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MCT:July 12, 2007
di ko nasimulan, but i wanna watch it again, very interresting characters...mabuhay ang gov't owned stations! dahil sa kanila napanood ko to! rpn9 rawks!
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MCT:June 25, 2007
Wong Kai Waresque thai flick about two lonely characters trying to find a way in their lives. While this type of "oh i'm so lonely" melancholic flicks are hardly my type the film has plenty of details here and there that makes it a more rich offer than other flicks of the type, which are usually just about as interesting as watching the grass grow.
Not a classic by any chance, but won't hurt a check. Good casting with Asano and that Thai chick. Also, special mention to the cameos of Rikki Takeuchi, Sakichi Sato and Miike. -
MCT:June 23, 2007
I originally thought this was a Takashi Miike joint production. And, it might not be hard to think that, it has a few of his trademarks on it. However, I think it goes beyond his zany style and creates a lethargic, atmospheric drama featuring a brilliant character absolutely dead to the world. Boonyasak's character is also quite removed and brilliantly lonesome. The slowness of the narrative, and the exchange between the two sisters especially removes all dramatic expectations of the viewer.
The environments of this film especially remind me of Chan-wook Park, and his love for colorful wallpaper. Keep an eye on the textures of those lovely sets. -
MCT:April 2, 2007
Is Asano... but still, besides the suicide attemps (thats what i like of the movie) is a pretty normal movie...
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MCT:March 4, 2007
Very hard for an American to find a good Japanese drama, but this is definitely one of them. Mostly a tale of isolation and hopelessness, but still contains a decent romance element. Cameos from Takashi Miike and a few of his crew as he takes on the role of one of the three stooges near the end. Don't expect crazy martial arts or over the top gore and perversion, just a down to earth drama. I was very surprised that I was so taken by this one, but it's a very cool movie.
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MCT:February 13, 2007
I cannot imagine a romance film that is more sincere or subdued. It's like watching every good dream you've ever had unfurl on the screen.
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MCT:January 22, 2007
Last Life In The Universe impressed me. it had a melancholy whimsy to it as it attempted to illustrate the oneness of the human soul and its connection to others, regardless of the person it inhabits. as the two main characters, behaviorly opposite by nature, blended into eachother without losing their own uniqueness, the movie drew a rather dreamlike picture of the symbiosis of relationships as well as the beauty and agony of solitude. the film isn't a masterpiece, but there's a definite element in an existential work like this that arrests you and steers your thoughts toward the glorious and mysterious faculties devinely placed in all of us.
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MCT:January 13, 2007
A suicidal, obsessive compulsive japanese librarian and a potsmoking thai slob create their own world together for a few days. Words alone can not express how amazingly beautiful this movie is. It's not a happy movie- but it's a cinematic experience absolutely worth repeating.
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MCT:January 12, 2007
A Japanese man living in Bangkok is a suicidal but organised person who keeps everything neat and tidy with his books stacked and categorised. He meets, by chance, a Thai woman who is the complete opposite. She smokes pot, is untidy and acts like a slob. Surprisingly the two get on very well and gradually more is revealed about this strange man.
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MCT:December 19, 2006
As touching as "Lost in Translation". The total unnecessity of language for to person to share a bond is something hard to put in images, but it has been done extremely well. Bravo.
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