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Ms J Contemplates Her Choice (Chinese: 石头剪刀布) is a 2014 Singaporean psychological thriller film directed by Jason Lai, starring Kit Chan, Xiang Yun, Bobby Tonelli, Shane Pow and Seraph Sun
| Ms J Contemplates Her Choice | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jason Lai |
| Written by | Jason Lai Yvonne Loh |
| Produced by | Lim Suat Yen Ng Say Yong Dennis Pok |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Brian McDairmant |
| Edited by | Priscilla Goh |
| Music by | Ruth Ling |
Production company | Oak3 Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Languages | Mandarin English Teochew Sinhala Filipino |
Cast
edit- Kit Chan as Jo Yang
- Xiang Yun as Stacey Yang
- Bobby Tonelli as Ken Casey
- Shane Pow
- Seraph Sun as young Jo
- Marcus Chiau as Nick Yang
- Sierra Bustos as Sarah Yang
- Amy Cheng as Liz Pang
- Wiggie Lim
- Angeline Yap as Prostitute
Release
editThe film premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival on 6 December 2012.[1]
Reception
editClarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter called the film an "enigmatic socially conscious thriller delivered with visual flair."[2] May Seah of Today wrote that while the film "does have glaring faults", the "way in which it presents its ideas is thought provoking enough to make this a film worth watching."[3]
Jocelyn Lee of The New Paper rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that Chan is "natural and convincing".[4] Lin Mingwen of the My Paper rated the film 3 stars out of 5.[5] John Lui of The Straits Times rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote: "There is nothing wrong in challenging an audience with ambiguity or a discursive story – the art lies in making it all feel of one piece."[6]
References
edit- ^ Chan, Boon (4 December 2014). "Unearthing tales of home / MS J CONTEMPLATES HER CHOICE BY JASON LAI". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ Tsui, Clarence (9 December 2014). "'Ms J Contemplates Her Choice': Singapore Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Seah, May (6 July 2015). "Ms J Contemplates Her Choice". Today. Singapore. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Lee, Jocelyn (1 July 2015). "MS J CONTEMPLATES HER CHOICE (NC16)". The New Paper. Singapore.
- ^ 林明文 (2 September 2015). "选择的"后果"". My Paper. Singapore.
- ^ Lui, John (1 July 2015). "Life and death choices". The Straits Times. Singapore.