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I began watching Monk on Star World which imports various American programs to audiences in Taiwan. Monk came out after I had moved to Taiwan, but I am so glad I happened to see a commercial for it. The casting is absolutely perfect. The actors make their characters believable and fun. The scripts are well-written and full of humor without insulting the intelligence of the audience like some comedy programs do. I hope this program is as popular in the States as it is with the expatriate community here in Taipei and has a long run.

This came on Hallmark Asia one evening and I just kept it on, not able to take my eyes off from the scene of Francie lying in the hospital all bandaged up to the end of the movie. It was funny and tragic. Violent, but enlightening. Your heart aches with each betrayal Francie faces that puts him deeper into his mental illness. It's an amazing movie and I am glad to have caught it. 4 out of 4.

This movie had an okay plot, but the thing that sent me to see this movie was the people who saw it before me who said it much more beautiful than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. They were so right. But not just right.

Every single image shown on this movie could have easily been framed and hung in a museum. My favorite was the leaves changing from yellow to red. That moment was pure magic.