Fresh
The film evolves into something deeper, a story about the atavistic wildness within people.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Tropical Malady
Love is a malady without a cure...
2004 · 1h 58m · Not Rated
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Overview
The passionate relationship between two men with unusual consequences. The film is divided in two parts. The first half charts the modest attraction between two men in the sunny, relaxing countryside and the second half charts the confusion and terror of an unknown menace lurking deep within the jungle shadows.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
For an exquisite taste of sensory cinema, look no further.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Rotten
Some fantasy films make the leap from reality to reverie relatively seamlessly, hopscotching between the two states without leaving the audience behind. Tropical Malady is not one of those.
Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Tropical Malady is the work of a visionary fabulist.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
This may be one of the most rapturously original, mysteriously beautiful love stories ever told -- Baboon-language skills optional.
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly
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