My Love Sinema (Chinese: 放映爱), is a 2016 Singaporean drama film directed by Tan Ai Leng.[1][2][3] The film is set in the 1950s, and later transitions to modern day.[4][5]
Plot
Twenty-year-old Kheong moves from a Malay kampung to Singapore to train as a film projectionist. There, he meets Wei, a young Chinese teacher and a leftist radical. He soon falls in love with her.
The film was originally meant to be released on 29 August 2016.[9] The film released in theatres in Singapore on 8 September.[10] It was also screened in Japan on 8 September.[11] The film was released in theatres in Japan on 8 September.[12]
Reception
John Lui of The Straits Times rated the film two-and-a-half stars out of five, praising the part of the film set in the 1950s, while criticising the third act, writing "In a third-act blunder, the movie lurches forward in time to a mind-numbingly hysterical set of events in the present day, filled with silly coincidences and overstuffed bits in which as many actors as possible say as many lines as possible."[13] Luo Yingling rated the film two stars out of five, criticising the acting.[14]
References
^陈韵红 (25 November 2015). "台湾打天下辛苦坎坷 王建复羡慕本地艺人". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
^陈韵红 (13 September 2016). "本地电影 《放映爱》5天票房8万". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
^陈韵红 (4 August 2016). "本土片《放映·爱》 洪爱玲 掏尽35万积蓄拍文艺片". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
^罗瑱玲 (8 November 2015). "拍新片《放映·爱》 张智扬首当男主角 阳刚汉变温柔男". Shin Min Daily News. Singapore.
^李亦筠 (9 November 2015). "洪爱玲新片《放映·爱》 摩登张智扬变迷糊甘榜仔". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.