Review of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007) by Lee M — 13 Jun 2009
Very good portrayal of the Chinese family dynamic, with all the little subtleties and intricacies that come with it. Can't really talk of the acting because that is something they know very well so it wasn't very difficult to portray that.
The directing though, could have been better. Comprised of a lot of fixed camera shots and tight two shots, not much to the cinematography either. The story also wasn't that good because it really didn't evoke any real conflict that caused anything such to that of real drama.
Really slow paced and dragged for the bulk of the film. Actually fell asleep 2/3rds of the way into it and just didn't like it all.
This review of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007) was written by Lee M on 13 Jun 2009.
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers has generally received positive reviews.
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