
A satirical drama about how a nation's obsession with shopping changes the course of one woman's life. Clara, a forty year old 'tai tai' (wealthy lady of leisure) faces a mid life crisis and decides to runaway to the only place that has ever made any sense to her - the shopping centres. As she lives there, Clara crosses paths with other 'creatures' of the mall, namely Renu, an eight-year old latchkey kid who has been abandoned by her parents in a 24 hour mall and Aaron, an an... (Full plot summary below)
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A satirical drama about how a nation's obsession with shopping changes the course of one woman's life. Clara, a forty year old 'tai tai' (wealthy lady of leisure) faces a mid life crisis and decides to runaway to the only place that has ever made any sense to her - the shopping centres. As she lives there, Clara crosses paths with other 'creatures' of the mall, namely Renu, an eight-year old latchkey kid who has been abandoned by her parents in a 24 hour mall and Aaron, an angst-y twenty three year old who skives work to hang out at the mall with his friends. Together, these characters lead audiences through a journey of love, loss and liberation through the heart of Singapore where they find that their dreams can be bought and broken.
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| User ReviewAdam JLoved it.. was laughing so much at the Tai Tai catfight scene with classical music playing mockingly in the background; brilliantly subtle. Even the movie's title is a subtle play on Singlish expression. What also makes this stand out is its candidness; baring stereotypes & prejudices, carried out in sophisticated new-Singapore style by the actors. Geeky Aaron looks like Dr Koh Tsu Koon, so the scenes where he gets seduced by the younger but more sexually experienced Hayumi really made me pay attention! His lament "it all happened so fast" before he got punched by TK would make most other Dilberts feel sorry for him.. his highly energised hypothalamus was probably triggered by that someone he thought was exclusively special, which made him override his pre-frontal lobes. On the other hand, I'd agree with Hayumi it was a beautiful moment in time. The needs were similar, but the longterm plans post sexual communion were different. What was a bit incongruous was Huang Tai Tai's (Clara's) husband's English, which was worse that hers. He was supposed to be the tycoon having Clara as his 2nd wife, yet he can't even pronounce her name right (e.g. "Crarela", "Cruella" (wah lau)). The most powerful scene was when Valentine Tan honestly told Huang Tai Tai he didn't have the means to care for her, so it would be best not to start a romantic relationship. His stare was one of an elder taking grave care of an immature yet adorable youth. In that scene lies the core of old-school working-class Singaporean practicality & candid objectivity. The ending was so sad; Clara had everything going for her, elegant poise & spoken mandarin, heartmelting gaze. But it was beyond control of any of the guys who cared for her. |
| User ReviewKok FIt's an ambitious film for a debut feature of the director. But, did she really have something keen to say regarding this shopping culture? I don't think so. |