How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

This film is another film that left a deep impression on me.This is a drama-comedy of two distinct characters : a grandmother and a grandchild in love. The script merely describes, but describes and shows with very simple yet an emotional rawness the thoughts of characters in a manner that hits close to home, I think we have all faced that person in our own families who are old. It is performed excellently by the actors too, especially their emotions which makes it possible for us to connect to the characters being portrayed on screen. In this movie, warm lighting and planned camera angle all focuses on how the characters feel. The specific set design in different locations illustrate the lives of Thai-Chinese families living in Thailand, it is a simple thing even though kind nostalgic. The gentle piano in the background of the movie helps to make us explore more feelings in its emotional depth. I do think though that the pacing of the movie is rather slow and some cultural elements might be obscenely hard for me to get. BTW I would like to recommend this movie to anyone who misses their family. You will definitely feel emotionally connected to the story and the characters!!!!

Absolutely beautiful and brilliantly casted. Can’t stop thinking about this film. Really lives up to the reviews and the emotion scenes are so well acted- it’s a must see.

Never cried so much with a movie. Beautiful script and acting.

i love how the fairness and unfairness of typical asian household translated into the movie perfectly. made me weep for a good half an hour

Wonderful in every sense of the word. I finish the movie wishing my grandma being alive. What a hearbreaking and beautiful story. I'm speechless.

The story is predictable, but I just can't hold back my tears. They did a great job showing grandma's love , which is not spoken but expressed silently. RIP grandma. Solid 10/10.

If you want to learn what's Thai-Chinese family dynamic looklike, this movie represent all of that element.

The film ideas is not bad; but the director filming style is bored. All the wide shots, and lack of close up shot makes it look bored. But the very last part worth watching.

Simply touching and realistic. Great score.

While the English title should more appropriately be “How to Make Millions After Grandma Dies”, Thai writer-director Pat Boonnitipat's assured debut feature is a wonderfully put together crowd-pleaser in which Putthipong Assaratanakul's grandson M schemes to gain favours with his terminally ill grandmother, Usha Seamkhum's Amah and inherit her home, after finding out his cousin, Tontawan Tantivejakul's Mui, took care of her grandfather and acquired his mansion house after his death. M then moves in and after spending more time with his grandmother, a more loving and deeper relationship soon develops between them despite the less-than-noble motivation that instigated the whole thing in the first place. If the trajectory the script follows is a very mainstream and familiar one, its handling is astutely knowing, eschewing farcical misunderstandings stemming from keeping secrets unnecessarily, while the transactional nature of the relationships between family members are frankly laid out and discussed. Affecting performances from both leads, as well as the cast who plays other family members, also keep the film grounded and authentic, especially Seamkhum, whose layered performance is even more remarkable considering this is her debut. Jaithep Raroengjai's piano-orientated score can overplay its hand in its eagerness in directing us how to feel in certain scenes, and the inevitably tear-jerking ending goes a bit too hard for heart-wrenching but by then, the film has practically earned the right to go there after making us fully invested in these main characters. An enchanting and empathetic debut feature which also has something surprisingly thoughtful to say about inter-generational wealth distribution, perhaps it's because I was brought up under the same cultural beliefs depicted here, I find the film to be particularly resonating and I'm able to be more receptive to certain sentiments here which others might consider more mawkish.