Fresh
It's an offbeat romance that defies easy labeling, recommendable as a film buff's pleasure and a semi-audacious art-house curio.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Last Life in the Universe
Why bother with suicide?
2003 · 1h 52m · R
Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Overview
An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[Reflects] the growing interpenetration of many individual national cinemas into a cultural conglomerate that reflects the irresistible tide of cinematic globalization.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
The film has a precise, slow pace that allows us to get to know these quiet, quirky characters, and an imaginatively experimental approach to their thoughts and dreams.
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
An absorbing series of intricately planned shots that play like installation art at a modern museum.
Michael Booth, Denver Post
Fresh
There is some lovely filmmaking here, and nice surprises.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
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