12 Lotus 十二莲花

Was supposed to post this entry last month. But didn't have time to complete writing the entry.

I watched 12 Lotus 十二莲花 with anticipation. Because when Roystan Tan made 881, it was something new to the local movie industry. There wasn't a locally produced movie about Getais. And a movie like 881 clearly reflected this group of very talented artistes whom never had much publicity.

Following the success of 881, Roystan went on to make 12 Lotus 十二莲花. It's a good production with many touching scenes and a good storyline. However, I felt that the excitement lasted only thru the 1st half of the movie. Towards the middle and the end of the movie, everything sort of became draggy and somewhat slow. I did like the direction of the movie. It has a very Roystan feel to it. Sort of like his trademark artistic direction. And like 881, the costumes very very exaggerated & colourful. The many songs throughout the movie was good entertainment. After all, 12 Lotus 十二莲花 was meant to be a musical-movie.

I would say it's worth watching 12 Lotus 十二莲花, but I wouldn't be expecting Roystan to make another similar movie.