Tadanobu Asano. I don't think I have to say more, but of course I will.
I got a call about this film as the first showing did not go off well. The festival's copy apparently was "hung up" in customs. A copy was located on island and and when it was shown, it had no English subs. Between the first showing and my showing a copy was located on the Mainland and flown in. It was not a good copy. There were a lot artifacts, macroblocking and noise, BUT it had English subs. I ran into one of my friends after and she said it was way too slow. Well, yes, I have to agree, it was slow, but there was Tadanobu Asano, so I can't complain.
He plays Kyoji, a chef in Macau. He is having an affair with his bosses wife, and then his boss has him kill her for him. He has to go by boat to Phuket to lay low, and Lizard is his only contact. It turns out Lizard, the karaoke hitman, has been sent to kill him.
Asano excels in playing these odd, detached characters. I remember him from last year's flick Funky Forest where he played one of the Guitar brothers. They all go on a picnic to meet girls. They are such losers, that no girls show up.
Anyway, Kyoji meets a young woman on the boat who has a baby. She is full of energy and life. When he gets to Phuket, things start to go wrong. I can't really say more without giving it away.
Well I will rate this one 2.5/5 acorns. Of course its because of Mr. Asano. It had some offbeat humor in it and a message that made me think.
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