I had never heard about this 2022 romantic comedy Thai and Vietnamese joint venture titled "Side Seeing" prior to stumbling upon it by random chance here in 2023. And with it being an Asian movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to give the movie a view.
Writer and director Thanadet Pradit put together a fair enough script and storyline here. It was pretty straight forward, but at the same time somewhat generic as well. But hey, at least you know what you are getting into here, if you enjoy archetypical romantic comedies. I will say, however, that the storyline in "Side Seeing" was enjoyable enough for what it turned out to be.
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble, but the majority of the cast put on good enough performances. Well, aside from leading Vietnamese actress Ngoc Lan Vy (playing May), whose acting performance was rigid, wooden, amateurish and mostly devoid of conviction and emotion. It was a shame that they cast her for a lead, because her inanimate performance took away so much from the other performers on the screen.
All in all, a watchable romantic comedy that was somewhat on the generic side. It was suitable and adequate for a single viewing, though I doubt that I will ever consider sitting down to watch "Side Seeing" a second time.
My rating of writer and director Thanadet Pradit's 2022 romantic comedy "Side Seeing" lands on a five out of ten stars.
Writer and director Thanadet Pradit put together a fair enough script and storyline here. It was pretty straight forward, but at the same time somewhat generic as well. But hey, at least you know what you are getting into here, if you enjoy archetypical romantic comedies. I will say, however, that the storyline in "Side Seeing" was enjoyable enough for what it turned out to be.
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble, but the majority of the cast put on good enough performances. Well, aside from leading Vietnamese actress Ngoc Lan Vy (playing May), whose acting performance was rigid, wooden, amateurish and mostly devoid of conviction and emotion. It was a shame that they cast her for a lead, because her inanimate performance took away so much from the other performers on the screen.
All in all, a watchable romantic comedy that was somewhat on the generic side. It was suitable and adequate for a single viewing, though I doubt that I will ever consider sitting down to watch "Side Seeing" a second time.
My rating of writer and director Thanadet Pradit's 2022 romantic comedy "Side Seeing" lands on a five out of ten stars.