were we even watching the same film?
I appear to be one of the only people who thinks that The Lover is a movie completely unworthy of such high praise. The acting was ham-fisted, the cinematography and camera work were shoddy at best, and the casting was ridiculous. I mean, the scene at the Chinaman's wedding was ruined when the microphone caught all the wind. Then there was the fact that I'm supposed to believe that Tony Leung was 53? Puh-lease. The sex scenes hardly changed angles (I'm thinking specifically of the scene where they're on the floor) and when they did try to be super artsy with it, they made it too choppy and disjointed so that it lost its appeal. The entire thing was a disaster, in my opinion. It's hard to believe that we were all watching the same movie.
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