This movie had the potential to be something more but falls flat due to incompetent writing.
Premise : A singaporean aunty goes on a family trip to Korea and some bad things happen to her, but she makes friends along the way.
The writers of this movie set up several sub-plots that all lead to nowhere and remain unresolved, leaving the viewer extremely puzzled by the end of the film. Such as the tour guide being estranged from his wife and child, owing money to loansharks, and chemistry that the aunty and korean uncle develop.
While on her trip her son reveals to her that he's homo and will stay in the US with his boyfriend indefinitely, leaving her all alone in Singapore. You'd think that this is a major turning point for our protagonist but no, nothing happens after that. It's just a thing that happens for no reason. In the end she heads back home at the end of her 5 day tour and goes back to living her normal life but alone at home and with some wooden figurines that arrive in the mail.
There are some scenes that the director intends to be emotional and heartfelt that just come off as cringe and hilarious.
Visually the movie is decent, the colour tone and backdrops are beautiful, but that's most likely due to Korea being Korea and not by any talent of the Director and writers.
RIP Dookie, your death served no purpose to the plot.
Premise : A singaporean aunty goes on a family trip to Korea and some bad things happen to her, but she makes friends along the way.
The writers of this movie set up several sub-plots that all lead to nowhere and remain unresolved, leaving the viewer extremely puzzled by the end of the film. Such as the tour guide being estranged from his wife and child, owing money to loansharks, and chemistry that the aunty and korean uncle develop.
While on her trip her son reveals to her that he's homo and will stay in the US with his boyfriend indefinitely, leaving her all alone in Singapore. You'd think that this is a major turning point for our protagonist but no, nothing happens after that. It's just a thing that happens for no reason. In the end she heads back home at the end of her 5 day tour and goes back to living her normal life but alone at home and with some wooden figurines that arrive in the mail.
There are some scenes that the director intends to be emotional and heartfelt that just come off as cringe and hilarious.
Visually the movie is decent, the colour tone and backdrops are beautiful, but that's most likely due to Korea being Korea and not by any talent of the Director and writers.
RIP Dookie, your death served no purpose to the plot.