I love this movie so much

One of my all time favorites.

Dreadfully Boring

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

A slow paced, often silent, web-of-life narrative drama cum documentary inspired in part by the real circumstances and autobiography of a 61 year old blind, deaf woman, Theresa Chan, who plays herself in the film. The movie begins in a simple, spare but thoroughly engaging way: as the opening credits roll, we watch the scene behind, in which an old man and woman are slowly, methodically, closing up their shop for the night, probably in the exact manner they have practiced for decades. A slow jazz piano solo accompanies the scenes.We revisit this couple in frequent brief glimpses (that is the way we view each little story in this film about communication, love and loss) and realize in time that the wife has died. The old couple's adult son, a social worker, aids Ms. Chan, translating her memoirs, bringing her hot meals that his widower father prepares. The son arranges for his father to deliver the meal to Ms. Chan himself one evening, and they seem to hit it off, as the son, no doubt, had hoped.Another story concerns a fat, lonely security guard with a boundless appetite. Treated shabbily by his family, he finds solace in downing huge meals. But he suffers from another kind of hunger, a longing for a chic young woman, Jackie, whom he idolizes from afar. Yet another story concerns a lesbian sexual adventure arranged – indeed conducted in large part – between Jackie and another young woman through cell phone and Internet chat room contacts. But the other girl soon falls for a young man and abruptly dumps Jackie.Ms. Chan is an exceptional person. She lost hearing in childhood, and developed blindness not long thereafter. Following a long period of despair, she studied at a prominent school for the blind in Singapore, then mastered English in order to attend the Perkins School in Boston. She lives quite independently, works as a writer and also teaches pottery classes at the same school for blind kids that she had attended years earlier. It is interesting to watch how the social worker communicates with her using a tactile signing system applied to her outstretched hand. An unusual and quite charming film. (In Cantonese, English, Hokkien & Mandarin) My grades: 7/10 (B) (Seen at the Idaho International Film Festival, 10/01/06)

I've watched all of Eric Khoo's films and I think this is one of his best. I like the way the stories are told, except that I think the 3 stories are somewhat 'forced' to connect with one another, especially the part where Jackie jumped and killed the fat guy instead. I can't help but keep feeling that is the way out for the writer to make the stories connect, which is not really necessary. But then again, I'm just being critical because it's an Eric Khoo's movie.Apart from that, it's a nice effort!Go get the DVD if you can, and just enjoy the film.7 out of 10.

I literally ran to watch it, expecting a film that will make me cry, or touch my heart.What I found was not heart-rending, but a lame exploitation of 1 strong human character.Interwined between a pair of young lesbians and an obese man.In a setting that is substantially devoid of sound not to mention acting of the most common.It was not entirely BAD, as I have seen worst - and I left the cinema $10 poorer but wiser - that a FILM well advertised is not the same as a FILM WELL-MADE.

This movie is made up of 3 interwoven vignettes of people searching for love and connection. The setting is Singapore. The first is about a 61 year old woman named Theresa Chan who unexpectedly finds love when circumstances bring into her life a widower (played by Chiew Sung Ching) who struggles to let go of grief. Theresa Chan is played by herself as this story is partly based on her true life story. She lost her sight and hearing at the age of 14 from illness. She reminds me of Helen Keller. She is spunky and lives her life with more gusto than a lot of us seeing and hearing folks do. i was very moved by her segment. The 2nd tale is about a security guard ( Seet Keng Yew) who is very infatuated with a young, pretty executive (Lynn Poh) who works in the same office building. This sweet soul reminded me a little of Quasimodo, whose Esmeralda is oblivious to his existence. The last tells the tale of 2 teenage school girls who strike up a friendship while chatting on the internet. They meet and fall in love. Soon Sam (Samantha Tan) decides to callously drop Jackie (Ezann Lee), but Jackie cannot let go.This is a lovely, poignant piece. If you have loved, or loved and lost, or experienced the pain of unrequited love or been jilted, something will resonate with you, even if you can't quite follow all the dialog. Just allow your heart to feel.When the credits suddenly rolled and the film came to an unexpected end, i thought,"Wait, stop, i need a moment here. Can i please have a moment? My tears have not dried."