Much of the pleasure of the movie is the way its mood lingers with you afterward.
Last Life in the Universe(เรื่องรัก น้อยนิด มหาศาล)
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Thailand, Japan, Netherlands · 2003
Rated R · 1h 52m
Director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring Tadanobu Asano, Sinitta Boonyasak, Chermarn Boonyasak, Yutaka Matsushige
Genre Drama, Action, Thriller
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An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his lifeless apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of Nid, seconds before he was about to jump off a bridge. This brings him in contact with Nid's elder sister Noi - these two lost and lonely souls help each other find the meaning to their meaningless existences.
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It recovers from an opening that's a little oblique to grow progressively more seductive as the two lost central characters become entwined.
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Moody, atmospheric, and bewitching, like other first-rate examples of modern Thai cinema.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
The mildly surreal drama doesn't always make sense, but it sure does look great.
Equally charming and addicting all the way through.
Village Voice by Jessica Winter
Cheeky and elusive, Last Life in the Universe inhabits a high-lonesome world unto itself, a bright daydream that dissipates in the aching gap of a missed connection.
Ratanaruang's simple willingness to tie different strands of melancholy melodramas and violent yakuza thrillers together with flashes of surreal mystery immediately sets him apart from the herd.
It's hard to know what's really happening in the movie versus what's merely running through the characters' heads, and the poignant final shot muddies the picture even more, raising the question of just when (or if) the story jumps from real to imaginary.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
May seem frustratingly elusive at times, but it's a rewarding film that's beautiful to look at.
Enthralling performances are given by Tadanobu Asano (Miike's "Ichi the Killer") as Kenji and first-timer Sinitta Boonyasak as the pot-smoking Noi.
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