TalkingCock gets Singapore Dreaming

How often do you get to see the directors popping out at the end of the movie to say hi to the audience?

Well, it was the first time for me too last Sunday. While the credits rolled at the end of ‘Singapore Dreaming’, Colin Goh (of TalkingCock.com fame) and his co-director/wife, Woo Yen Yen, appeared out of nowhere to thank everyone who watched and asked us all to help publicise the movie to our friends (guess I’m doing that now).

The movie? Brutally honest, clever script, believable acting, no over-dramatisation, and a memorable Hokkien track that has stayed in my head for days. It is certainly not the usual Jack Neo fare or the cinematic Roystan Tan movie, and definitely not for kids. (Although I saw a few kids in the theatre that day; they must have expected some comedy). Supposed to be one of the better local movies in years. Go watch it!

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Here’s what the Toa Payoh resident Ang Moh, Neil Humphreys’ , got to say in TODAY:

"...the best movie this little red dot has produced in a decade. It is the most accurate depiction of heartland living since 12 Storeys, but is thankfully spared that movie's indulgent sexual undertones. Singapore Dreaming is a welcome, timely reminder that local stories can be told authentically without resorting to voyeuristic nonsense about lesbian lust on an HDB void deck. The husband and wife writing/directing team of Colin Goh and Woo Yen Yen have crafted a beautiful tale about Singaporean family life that is almost flawless in its verisimilitude. ... Singapore Dreaming dares to hold up a mirror to the audience itself. That makes for difficult viewing at times, but you have to look. ++++"

Ai yah, no other old classmates to call