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I loved this!,
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It's a few years after the tsunami of 04 and a Bangkok architect shows up in a rural town in S. Thailand to help rebuild a hotel. He falls for the hotel chambermaid and a romance ensues. I loved the sleepy rural pace of this and the soundtrack is perfect. Many extended silent looks and extra long camera takes, which seem typical of new Asian cinema these days. This indie is relaxing to watch, and there is little dialogue, so the subtitles don't get fatiguing.
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Excellent movie from an indie ~
This Thai film is set in a small town in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. Though it has been three years since the event, Takua Pa is still recovering from the catastrophe, and its inhabitants are experiencing that same difficulty. An architect (Supphasit Kansen) appears in town to help, but he builds an unexpected romance with the beautiful proprietor of a small hotel (Anchalee Saisoontorn). WONDERFUL TOWN marks the directorial debut of Aditya Assarat. A great lesson to be learned from those who have suffered through a catastrophy ~ (Katrina victims).
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Imperfect but moving and atmospheric first feature,
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It's funny, most critics either didn't like this (too thin,
boring) or loved it (delicate, tells somuch with so little). I found myself in the middle, understanding both sides. This gentle, quiet, slow moving romance between a Thai woman who runs a nearly abandoned hotel, and an architect who comes to town to help repair a local beach resort after it was devastated by the Tsunami has moments of great grace and tenderness, and moments that feel either heavy handed, or not-quite earned. There's an attempt to capture the spooky atmosphere of a town that's been destroyed, leaving behind thousands of ghosts. That works well when it's unspoken and vague, a little less well when it's made concrete in the form of the lead woman's angry rootless bother and her friends, who bring literal violence and danger into the story, in a slightly forced way. None-the-less, a well made, well acted, well shot, thought provoking first feature.
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