I can't recall when was the last time I saw a film from Singapore, a country known for trade and finance but definitely not its film industry. So for all intents and purposes this is my first exposure to a Singaporean film.
For the first 10 minutes I didn't quite know what I was into, but as the film progressed I began to catch the gist of it - a low-budget, family drama around person-to-person connections. That fact that the back-drop was the financial crisis in the 90's is not important. The story can happen now with a small change to the back-drop.
Acting was good by all. The story was well told. It is a film with no 'villains' as such, but a good drama around a middle-class family in Singapore. 'Ilo Ilo' reaffirms my faith in low-budget, low-visibility, independent films that can be high in quality.
I am just glad to have stumbled onto a DVD copy of it. Well done!
For the first 10 minutes I didn't quite know what I was into, but as the film progressed I began to catch the gist of it - a low-budget, family drama around person-to-person connections. That fact that the back-drop was the financial crisis in the 90's is not important. The story can happen now with a small change to the back-drop.
Acting was good by all. The story was well told. It is a film with no 'villains' as such, but a good drama around a middle-class family in Singapore. 'Ilo Ilo' reaffirms my faith in low-budget, low-visibility, independent films that can be high in quality.
I am just glad to have stumbled onto a DVD copy of it. Well done!