Dear Ex

Taiwanese senior teleplay writer Mag Hsu's feature film debut, co-directed with Hsu Chih-Yen, an indigenous winner in the 55th Golden Horse Awards (winning 3 awards: BEST LEADING ACTRESS, BEST EDITING and BEST ORIGINAL SONG out of 8 nominations), DEAR EX uncharacteristically employs a comical tone to grapple with the harsh aftermath of bereavement, a closeted gay man Song Zhengyuan (Chen, lead vocalist of the local rock band Quarterback) dies of cancer, but to his ex-wife Liu Sanlian's (Hsieh) astonishment, instead of leaving his insurance payout to their teenage son Chengxi (Huang), the beneficiary turns out to be Song's male lover Ah Jie (Chiu), a nasty fight over pecuniary compensation apparently bubbles on the horizon, but DEAR EX has a much larger heart in its nexus.... continue reading my review on my blog: cinema omnivore, thanks!

The story is very well written, while the actors and actresses act very excellent. The combination between beautiful story and incredible actors/actresses create this movie have a strong emotional relation with the viewer. This movie make me to create an IMDB account to review them!

I didn't know it's a movie about the love of two men at first but then it's coming to mind just after a few minutes of watching, thru the eyes and persective of a teenager whose father was one of the men. And the mother is the one who suffer the most, yes? NO! just watch the movie till the very end. Taiwan is developing its skills in the movie industry recently. This is heart wrenching. This is what you need in this society. You need to pay attention to every frame 'cause they are kind of mixed up and kind of confusing about time but it's worth your time. This would pull tears down your cheeks.