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A purposeful, almost meditative exploration of the scars left on a people's psyche after tragedy. Mar 13, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A purposeful, almost meditative exploration of the scars left on a people's psyche after tragedy.
Wendy Ide
There's a folksy majesty to Wonderful Town, born of its leisurely pace, pastoral views of idyllic scenery and a storytelling drive set only slightly faster than slow motion. It recalls a lot of rustic, independent English-language films of the '90s Aug 15, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
There's a folksy majesty to Wonderful Town, born of its leisurely pace, pastoral views of idyllic scenery and a storytelling drive set only slightly faster than slow motion. It recalls a lot of rustic, independent English-language films of the '90s
Sid Smith
A sensitive love story from Thailand set against the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. Jul 25, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A sensitive love story from Thailand set against the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.
Ruthe Stein
It's no small feat to pull off as sweet and sensitive a romance as that between Na and Ton, and something rarer yet to suffuse such affections into a poem of wounded landscape. Jul 18, 2008 | Rating: 4.5/5
It's no small feat to pull off as sweet and sensitive a romance as that between Na and Ton, and something rarer yet to suffuse such affections into a poem of wounded landscape.
Nathan Lee
This delicate, delightful and nearly note-perfect debut feature from young Thai director Aditya Assarad offers more evidence of the tremendous film renaissance underway in East Asia. Jul 18, 2008
This delicate, delightful and nearly note-perfect debut feature from young Thai director Aditya Assarad offers more evidence of the tremendous film renaissance underway in East Asia.
Andrew O'Hehir
Occasionally, Assarat -- who studied in the US -- drops a hint about sinister times to come, but nothing prepares the audience for what does happen. Jul 18, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Occasionally, Assarat -- who studied in the US -- drops a hint about sinister times to come, but nothing prepares the audience for what does happen.
V.A. Musetto
Demonstrates that it's still entirely possible to make a movie outside the framework of pop genre cinema that is engrossing, moving and, in its unassertive way, quietly entertaining. Jul 6, 2018 | Full Review…
Demonstrates that it's still entirely possible to make a movie outside the framework of pop genre cinema that is engrossing, moving and, in its unassertive way, quietly entertaining.
Tony Rayns
"Wonderful Town", the promising first film by Aditya Assarat, has a great amount of outer spirit, though what it truly lacks is an expressive inner life. Nov 17, 2017 | Full Review…
"Wonderful Town", the promising first film by Aditya Assarat, has a great amount of outer spirit, though what it truly lacks is an expressive inner life.
Daniel Kasman
Delicately observed and engrossing. Aug 17, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Delicately observed and engrossing.
Anne Wollenberg
Seductive yet unilluminating Mar 13, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Seductive yet unilluminating
Jon Fortgang
Laundry drying in a breeze has never looked so threatening. Mar 9, 2009 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Laundry drying in a breeze has never looked so threatening.
Don Willmott
It's a film that seduces rather than grabs. Mar 6, 2009 | Full Review…
It's a film that seduces rather than grabs.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Wonderful Town is set in a Thai village that was devastated by the 2004 Tsunami. A young architect is sent to oversee the rebuilding effort that has started in the village. He soon falls in love with a local girl. The film is slow and thoughtful. It builds upon the romance whilst looking at it from a distance. Both parties are very cautious about getting close to each other. The locals soon disapprove of the relationship, it upsets the balance and releases pent up anger from the community that perhaps feels abandoned. The ending is shocking and even sickening. It comes suddenly, as such an act would. Wonderful Town is a bit to thoughtful for it's own good. There's a great story and some fascinating themes here, but first it makes us sit through a generic love story, one that takes up too much screen time.
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