A less popular perspective on love and marriage.
This was a very nice way to close off their story. The direction was a total glow up from the 1st part.The pain of Toey was kept evident until the very end. This must have been stressful for the actor to pull off, but did soooooo much to accurately portray how trapped he was with all that emotional baggage. 4 years of being stuck and emotionally stunted is no joke.
The entire cast is amazing. The scenery is breathtaking.
I wish the last 10mins of the film wasn't so rushed. Seemed as if they suddenly realized it's the last day of shooting and had to get a whole life packed into 10mins.
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Meh...
I've heard a lot of good reviews about this film. Unfortunately, I was let down. Though the cinematography was absolutely wonderful, especially during the water scenes, the story was melodramatic and too rosy-coloured to feel believable. There were several questionable plot points such as why would Oat give Namwan the password to his computer when he was cheating on her and knew that she could easily access his social media accounts? And for something as trivial as wedding photos? Like what?! Namwan's reaction to finding out that her husband was cheating and that he was gay was quite underwhelming and completely unrealistic also, being all supportive and understanding of Oat. On a side note, it was never really explained why Oat married Namwhan in the first place? Because she was pregnant? Hardly a good reason.I found the first film, though questionable in its own right, to be more grounded and realistic.
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hard No
my words came back to bite me in the ass - thank god not literally, not that watching this pile of horse·sh*t wasn't becoming extremely painful, so much so that after the ridiculous scene with Namwhan, i just stopped - Never Ever gonna watch this until the end -WTF was this??? i get as there is a follow-up movie to the prequel (i liked?!? find that astounding now) so it follows that Toey kept in-touch with Oat - otherwise no movie. but this seriously a plotline that anyone rooting for? yeah get Toey "got it so good" in Japan, he basically brain-washed and can't "see" anyone other then Oat, in spite of seeing Oat with his wife and child - but they a non-factor, as he just friends with him on FB ?!? and of course they keep in-touch and message each other - but that insignificant cause - love??? cause its innocent?? k
but he felt guilt and that's why he sent the message - well "butt" texted it - as he rather be the side-chick then no-one in Oats life. and the sec Oat came to him, he was angry not that he was treating him like the side-chick (he enabled that by keeping in contact with Oat, in the first place) but that it took Oat 4 yrs to finally come seek him out - that was the main thing that angered Teoy -
but he got the spiel down - acting like he cares so much for Oat's wife and child. if he did, he would've Never befriended him via FB or any other app. he for sure wouldn't go seek him out after pushing him away, or welcome him with open arms and invite him into his room - why no other rooms available?!? for sure wouldn't talk about "3 days of oblivion" and then back to reality - like what?!???
sorry but as much as i liked Toey in the prequel, i disliked him in this one - he was selfish and happily wallowing in self-pity, when he enabled everything - he was A willing participant - pretty sure Oat Never told him to wait or that he would leave his family and come seek him out - so who to blame, he wasted 4 yrs waiting - waiting for what? when Yumi called him out on it - he disconnected the call. when Jen called him out on what he was enabling in the present, he shut her down with some B.S about it being "love" - plz nah, this aint love - this is pure selfishness, self-absorption with little to no sensitivity or care towards anyone else feelings and happiness.
anyone arguing the fact that Oat is gay - yeah bad move to begin with - but he chose to go forward with the marriage bringing a child into a family - now that kid doesn't only have to deal with his dad being gay and what that means - but he has no family. and he will blame himself - considering how self-absorbed his father and his father's self-involved bf r - and Namwhan should be freakin anointed for sainthood, that was so far from logical it was mind boggling, if she knew then why keep up the farce? plz plz plz - this was a colossal let down - no love doesn't mean being this self involved, u destroy others just to pave the way to ur own happiness - waste of time!
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Near Perfection
I loved this movie as it presented the love between two men in a very realistic manner given the societal and cultural norms we have to live under (even here in the so-called free state of the USA). There is a message of hope here and this stories and others like this one plant the seed of change in more closed societies. (I live in California which is way more progressive that other parts of the USA).It is a continuation of Present Perfect but with a mature and more definitive approach to life and what constitutes a family. This is not your typical BL series and is quite a journey into what (gay) love is all about. It shows clearly that love is the determinant.
The acting is superb and the story is organic and literally is in the moment (present).
My full review of this great movie is at BLBliss.com. Leave comments if you like.
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Kéž by všechny manželky, které mají za manžely muže, co mají rádi muže a provalí se to a nebo to chce dvojice konečně řešit, byly tak vstřícné a chápavé, jako Namwhan. Po čtyřech letech Oat ztaťkovatěl a už mi nepřipadal tak tajemný a přitažlivý, pod nánosem kérek bylo vidět necvičené tělo, Toey je pořád kostřička a přibral jen v obličeji a tentokráte jsem více věřil jemu. Připadalo mi, že jejich fyzický vztah byl vyzrálejší, než v prvním díle a kulisa thajského ostrova (předpokládám, že to byl Lantau, když mluvili o mešitě) byla bezva. Rovněž osvěžením byly postavy Jeny a skutečného Japonce Kenta. V drobné roli se tam mihl Kham, jedna z hlavních hvězd nového seriálu Call It What You Want. Titulky od M.anon se mílovými kroky zlepšily a dalo by říci, že už jsou velmi solidní. Příběhu, i když zde skončil téměř pohádkově, si vážím, protože se věnuje tématu velmi citlivému a ať už k němu dotyční zúčastnění přistoupí jakkoliv, vždy to bude někoho bolet ...Rozhodně doporučuji před zhlédnutím tohoto filmu se nejdříve podívat na první díl z roku 2017 Present Perfect.
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My Unexpected Reaction
This sequel film gives us the ending we had hoped for in the first film, but I was left unsatisfied. While I enjoyed the first film, it did occur to me that Oat (Kritsana Maroukasonti) essentially raped Toey (Tonawanik Addison). He also told him several lies for his own selfish ends. Now Oat is back to fulfill his selfish needs at the expense of his wife and child. This makes him a pretty unlikable character. After four short years Oat's boyish looks have also faded. He's disfigured his body with excessive tatoos to the point that it's an unpleasant distraction. They should have reworked all the shirtless scenes to cover up his torso. A new character, Kenta (Ohmi Ryota), creates most of the interest in this long winded, padded epic. I began rooting for Toey to forget about unlovable Oat and get together with this new kid. Oat had made his life choices so he needed to take responsibility for them. Toey should have realized Oat was no good and when Kenta came along, he was the one to fill that void for a soulmate. Well, a work of fiction is whatever the audience wants to take away from it so that's the rewrite I've made in my own head. I am going to look for other films with Ohmi Ryota in them, but I'm done with Toey and Oat.Was this review helpful to you?
A história tinha muito o que ser explorada. Mas só tinha.
Enredo morno (mais pra frio do que pra quente), personagens sem coesão alguma com a história, atuações medianas, interações sem sentido e cenas extensas que não adicionaram em nada, tudo isso reunido em 2h de filme.A história como um todo poderia ter sido melhor aprofundada e os sentimentos de cada um envolvido poderia ter sido melhor explorados, mas a sensação que ficou é que estavam só com pressa de acabar o filme - uma pena, porque 2h de filme é bastante tempo para explorar os personagens.
Os personagens mais legais definitivamente foram a dona do hotel e a criança ateia, que sequer apareceu.
Qual a diferença faria se o Kenta não tivesse na história?
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Final Still Perfect
C'est un bonheur de revoir le couple ToeyXOat se reformer. Je n'ai rien contre les non happy ending mais celle de Present Perfect était vraiment injuste, mon petit cœur s'était brisé !Cette suite est non seulement attendue mais en plus elle est formidablement réalisée et jouée. Notre couple lead est formidable comme toujours et on retrouve le même style de personnage que Yumi en la personne de Jen, aussi déjantée, aussi rigolote mais qui sait parler sérieusement quand il le faut.
Le personnage de Namwhan m'a bluffée dans son acceptation et son attitude bienveillante et compréhensive, si plus de gens réagissaient comme cela, le monde aurait bien moins de problèmes. Ici, pas de discours sur : "c'est pas normal", "tu n'es pas normal", "depuis quand ?", etc... Les choses sont comme ça et on s'adapte.
Alors, attention, le film est particulièrement émouvant, donc n'oubliez pas la boîte de mouchoirs (même quand ça finit bien, si c'est émouvant, j'ai une petite larme). Il y a beaucoup d'émotions certes, mais aussi beaucoup d'amour et de l'humour ! Sans trop spoiler, la scène du geste hyper romantique (digne des plus grande RomCom) avec la course en scooter, la musique qui s'emballe et... c'est la panne, j'étais par terre !
Je conseille vivement de se faire les deux films à la suite car il ne vont pas l'un sans l'autre comme notre petit couple si craquant.
Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.
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