True mastership by making you believe this was the only ending possible. While the epilogue is quite mushy and even sentimental, Lin shows his Might feel a bit forced at first, but it does pay off rather well as theįilms progresses and it finds a perfect conclusion in the final scene. The painting is more relevant for Starry Starry Night though, as it isĪctively featured during one of the key scenes and it is used to flesh Paris (or because you've seen the Van Gogh painting before of course). Used the same Van Gogh painting to promote his latest film, Midnight In If the poster art looks somewhat familiar, it may be because Woody Allen Well, the rest of the secondary cast is solid but clearly not the main Her performance is outstanding and gives a Lin gives her plenty of room to sparkle and Xu clearly grabbed Discovered in Stephen Chow's CJ7 she is now clearly expanding her reach into more complex and demanding Here does add a layer of sugar-coated softness and glow that benefitsĪs for the acting, Jiao Xu carries most of the film on her shoulders. I prefer my soundtracks toīe a bit more defining and out there, but I must say that the music More than support the scenes Lin had in mind. With quite a few agreeable and atmopsheric tracks, but it does little Starry Starry Night features a quality score The soundtrack is a bit more on the safe side (as is usually the case Starry Starry Night is yetĪnother film keeping the aesthetically honor of Taiwanese cinema high. Scene in particular, near the end of the film (the dream with the jigsaw The CG is remarkably wellĪccomplished, being both technically and aesthetically pleasing. Moody, warm andĬolorful, but also with a more serious and grim edge during the first, Lin impresses royally with the film's visual style. It gives the film a more matureĪtmosphere while still respecting the world of the main characters and Grabbed this opportunity to lose himself in overly detailed fantasticalĭreamworlds, instead he keeps the feel of Starry Starry Nights much moreĭown to earth, limiting most fantastical elements to background details The film is told completely from the perspective of Mei. Untainted happiness and maybe even some romance. When Mei's parentsĭecide on a divorce, Mei runs off with Lee in search of a moment of Transferred from another school into Mei's class.
Mei finds a companion in Lee, an introverted young boy who just Old girl trying to deal with growing up, while still escaping to her ownįantasy world when real-life problems prove to be too daunting to face. Starry Starry Night is the slightly fantastical tale of Mei, a 13-years A smart move that landed him some extra budget to play around He now tackles the adaptation of a popular illustrated novel by Jimmy Quality productions (Spider Lilies, The Wayward Cloud, Do Over) and helming his very own first feature film (Winds of September), Afterīrushing up his skills as first assistant director for a couple of
Lin has made some first-grade career choices these past few years. One thing is certain though, the result is one of the sweetestĪnd most endearing films of 2011, warmly recommended to brighten up one Maintaining its artistic integrity and firm traces of Lin's own personal Potential to appeal to a wide audience while at the same time Ticket to international recognition, if Starry Starry Night makes it out Tom Lin's latest endeavor may be his definite
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