Seafood (hai xian)
May 11, 2011 at 11:20 am Leave a comment
MOVIE: Seafood (hai xian)
NUTSHELL: Zhu Wen’s DV quirky tale of a suicidal Beijing prostitute who goes to the seaside resort of Beidaihe to end it all, only to find another hotel guest beats her to it and a local policeman is psychotic… and pretty darn frisky even for a nutjob.
GOOD THINGS: Jin Zi as the depressed, congested and yet ghetto-fabulous pro.
BAD THINGS: Cheng Taisheng as the psycho. Way too creepy for me! (Plus violence and rape)
FEATURES: Prada, snow, train rides, sunglasses, a hell of a way to lose money, KFC hand blow dryers
UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENTS: Salamanders served as food. I couldn’t take my eyes off of them. I was sure I was about to see something very unpleasant.
NOTABLE: Notes say it’s in Mandarin but apparently a couple characters aren’t aware of that.
BEST PART: The denouement I think. Maybe the funny stuff with the depressed long hair down the hall.
BEST LINE: Life is wonderful. So much good seafood to eat.
CROWNS: 3 out of 5
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