To Watch Or Not To Watch Cánh Đồng Bất Tận (Floating Lives)

I read this short story by Nguyễn Ngọc Tư a few years back. It was very good, it had great characterizations, excellent proses but the subject matter was bleak with a shocking ending that was heartbreakingly sad yet bitter sweet at the same time. The story have plenty of violence especially toward women, I was seriously distressed at the beginning when the Sương got beaten, chased and assorted nastiness done to her by a mob and again at the end when Nương was raped and her father was forced to watch (highlight the text to read the spoilers). Cánh Đồng Bất Tận is a tough read and not for the faint of heart but definitely worth reading.

Back to the movie, I know it was released last year in Việt Nam but I have not seen the movie yet because I was not sure if I can sit through all 110 minutes of it. The trailer look good, the acting look better than typical Vietnamese movies. I think I will go read the story again then watch the movie to see how well it translated into movie form.

Cô Dâu Đại Chiến (Battle Of The Brides) Look Painfully Bad

If the trailer of Cô Dâu Đại Chiến aka Battle of the Brides is anything to go by, it probably is a horrible movie, it does not even look like one of those so bad it's good movies. Being drunk or stoned is needed to watch this movie because there is no way anyone can sit through this turkey sober. The movie look like it is full of one stupid cliché after another starting with the mustache on the face of the male lead. The premise of the movie seem stale (and suspiciously similar to the the not so good American teen rom-com John Tucker Must Die), with unattractive leads and atrocious acting all around which mean it's a must-miss!

This lead role should come naturally for Huy Khánh, he's playing himself!

Battle of the Brides