Review of Last Life in the Universe (2003) by Naoya K — 28 Oct 2011

This is pretty damn awesome film! Ratanaruang's fourth feature is very mature love story with original atmosphere. It is a film about loneliness and loss, and DP Christopher Doyle (known well with the long term collaboration with Wong Kar-wai) does a great job to create the colour of that mood.

Japanese film icon Tadanobu Asano shows, I'd say, the best performance in his long acting career - he almost perfectly assimilates himself to his character. The heroin Sinitta Boonyasak also shows a great performance like Asano.

Although this is a film about isolation and sorrow, thanks to the two actors' great works, it is also filled with a feeling of a new start and hope. Modest electronic, ambient soundtrack definitely contributes a lot to create the whole atmosphere of the film.

I love this kind of film which successfully describes a certain emotion without using many words.