Review of I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006) by Dan R — 17 Mar 2008
Tsai Ming-Liang proved that you can make a good film without any music/soundtrack or dialogue. The cast hardly talked, just sequences of events unfolding. Kuala Lumpur never looked so haunting (artistically, not the spiritually kind!) before.
It's kind of strange, though to find so many familiar locations in the film. The pace could be slow for some, but I find it ok. Pearlly Chua and newcomer Norman really shined here. Definitely one of Tsai's more 'understandable' films.
Unfortunately I watched it in a cinema with parents who brought their restless kids. :( Some scenes were also snipped by the censorship board as the authorities were worried that a glimpse of Lee Kang-Sheng's ass would send Malaysian audience into a raping frenzy and scenes of a foggy Putrajaya would deter foreign tourists (and not rampant logging of our virgin forests) and thus, hurt our tourism industry.
This review of I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006) was written by Dan R on 17 Mar 2008.
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone has generally received positive reviews.
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