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Unlucky Plaza

2014 2h 2m Comedy Crime Drama List
Reviews 58% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Onassis, once the proud owner of Singapore's most-popular diner, takes people hostage in a millionaire's mansion. Read More Read Less

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Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times Seeing these selfish lepers all getting their comeuppance does not necessarily constitute entertainment. Jan 14, 2016 Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times The multicultural milieu lends an initial boost as Mr. Kwek's jokes and plot entanglements take potshots at life in Singapore, but all the air seeps out of this attempt at zippy, tabloid-nutty storytelling. Jan 7, 2016 Full Review Simon Abrams Village Voice Singaporean writer-director Ken Kwek defies expectations with the pulpy thriller Unlucky Plaza, his feature debut. Jan 5, 2016 Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews A plot similar to "Dog Day Afternoon" with the comic sensibility of Nathaniel West. What's not to like? Jan 10, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member nice pace and interesting plot. ending was a bit too convenient. i like the style in which the story is presented. great performance from the cast. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member While it does take risks, and is something that no other Singaporean movie has been before, I can't help but be slightly underwhelmed. I really wanted to love it, but ended up just sort of liking it. The cast is great, but a big part of my issues with it is due to structure, where a framing device ends up rather extraneous and saps the dramatic tension out of a lot of scenes. Ironically, the drama and pace slow down once the hostage situation occurs, whereas the buildup was fleet and well-executed. The whole thing also feels like it wants to be a little too clever than it actually is - and the meta-ness doesn't help. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member very entertaining, very slick. another fine local feature. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Onassis, once the proud owner of Singapore's most-popular diner, takes people hostage in a millionaire's mansion.
Director
Ken Kwek
Producer
Ken Kwek, Leon Tong, Kat Goh
Screenwriter
Ken Kwek
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 23, 2016
Runtime
2h 2m
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