A Little Thing Called Love

While it's been years since it's release. I've only managed to find the time to write a review about this right now. Watching this movie made from Thailand makes me happy to see how inspiring love can be for the youth to love freely. Watching Nam grow up into a lovely young lady, determined to grow closer into love while fulfilling her duties as a daughter to her family.

I'm happy to say that this was definitely a worth while watch. Not to mention the interesting transitions of how her transformation from a young girl into a lovely young woman. While teaching her how to keep everything in balance. And that love may not be always perfect. It is also JUST and that we should always remember our friends regardless of the matters of the heart.

I don't think I can focus much on how the movie is set perfectly but, if I must go into technicalities. I could also share the location and shot angles for this film were definitely amazing. Good job crew! And a huge kudo's to the Director and Actors of this Film.

I watched this movie a couple of months ago with my friends. At first I wasn't interested because I wasn't really into Thai movies. But I gave it a try because many friends said it was good. This movie is about an unpopular teenage girl named Nam who has a crush on Shone, a handsome popular guy. It's fun actually to see how Nam is changing into a beautiful girl, because at first I thought it was a completely different person. And also this triangle love between Nam, Shone and Shone's friend. The ending is quite good. I recommend this movie because it's fun, not boring, and just honest. The acting is quite good. For older people and teenage boys, it's still watchable. I actually cried and laughed watching it. Enjoy the movie! Highly recommended

" Crazy Little Thing Called Love " is a pretty good school romance movie. And, even though it's oldish, it feels fresh.

The story has its flaws, like the ending and the awkward transition of Nam from the 'ugly' duckling to a pretty girl in a blink of an eye. However, it is fun, with lots of cute moments and some funny parts. The dialogues are clever and entertaining too.

As for the romance, it was adorable, youthful and just right. It had its dramas, but, overall, it was smooth and interesting.

The performances, finally, were all great from everyone in the cast.

So, overall, eight out of ten.

Since watching The Love of Siam (2007), I was slightly interested in romantic films made ​​by Thailand. Moreover, actor Mario Maurer as important here. Acting was good and it deserves the best actor. Here is also a very good actor especially when she turned into someone who is beautiful, very different! In addition, the presentation of the film is flat and easy to understand is perfect. Humor served very fitting. Very good ending. The audience is not disappointed with a fairly long duration. Friendship and sense of romance is very touching. That little thing on my first love is very important, and I never felt it.

Therefore, I gave a rating of 10!

This is a film that anyone can enjoy, provided they leave their own cultural bias' by the door. The story in itself is pretty unremarkable... it's a teen love story, and if there's a way to create something unique in the way of plot vehicles for this genre, I'd like to hear it. What this particular film does, in its own sublime way, is reveal so much about the character and culture of the world's most lovable people. Thais are at once childlike and somber. The inhabit a world that is at once filled with mystical notions and aspirations, and also rife with the most petty and spiteful stereotypes and internal racism.

Nam, the protagonist for this film, is characterized as "plain" and "awkward" in the film's beginning. But she's not... she's a quite pretty young girl. What she's really subordinated by is her Thai features and dark complexion. If you've not lived here, you may be entirely unaware of the social status Chinese features and pale skin award people, and how much shame is bestowed on those who look exactly like the indigenous people of this region. The filmmaker is courageous in revealing this less-than-laudable aspect of Thai culture, with Nam's teacher calling her "dark skinned" in the film's opening moments.

In spite of this honesty, the movie also manages to very lovingly portray the universal extremes of a girl's blooming feelings for her first boy crush, but again very Thai in it's portrayal. From Nam's sizable but immediately recognizable friend Cheer, to her celebratory booty shaking dance moment, there is so much here that is uniquely Thai, and very endearing to those of us who love and admire these warm hear- ted people.

Is the movie overly simple in it's plot? Who cares. This isn't a mystery, it's a very very real portrayal of a Thai girl's fantasy of romance. Everything from the single parent household to the female dominated population speaks of Thailand today.

I loved this movie because it didn't try to be American or European, or another Chinese Kung Fu epic.. it's just a great little story about a Thai girl's dreams.