This movie was really deeply disappointing. It promised to be a film about the race riots but this was extremely superficial and lacked any explanatory power. The characters remained flat and spoke in stilted dialogue which was boring to watch and sometimes even painful. Many scenes are overly sentimental or emotionally exaggerated with the music and other horribly used effects. Moreover, there were a number of scenes which overdid the propaganda, for instance when praising Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. Two foreigners are seen talking how great the statesman is (very cheesy!). This made it clear that the movie was mainly done to memorialize the "founding father". This point was again emphasized at the end when the movie draws attention to his mourning period when people lined up to pay their last respects to the former leader (which is not central to the riots). At the same time, it is perhaps surprising that the actor playing Lee Kuan Yew is not at all convincing. If he was not called Lee Kuan Yew, it would be hard to guess who it is. In the end, the movie reminded me a little of the recent Chinese propaganda movies celebrating the origins of the Communist Party. Only that the quality was even worse.
In conclusion 1 out of 10. Do not waste your time with this attempt at a historical movie.
