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Hi, this is my 3rd Thai movie after Tony jaa's movies. I am from India and just happened to watch this movie which was translated in English. I just loved the movie .It just took me back to my childhood memories. Going with friends on cycles. Fighting with friends and getting back together again. Going back home after a long time away and observing that things are different. Thats how real life is. And more ever i like the emotional part of the relationship between jean and noi. Its so original. Good job done, Ill need a few days to get over it like jeab needed a few days to get out of his down in life after noi moved away. I would rate it as one of the best i have seen...

I was just surfing channels & came across this movie on World Movies. The title was not very interesting but then they showed the synopsis of the movie & I was immediately drawn into this one. This movie is just not Thai specific as few have commented. This movie does appeal for non-thai viewers as well. I have grown up with similar neighborhood, friends, games & so I could really connect with the movie. This brought me back my childhood memories in a small town India where I spent a few years. Excellent acting by the lead roles & supporting cast made movie seem realistic & enjoyable.

This was my first Thai movie & it really made me consider watching a couple of more Thai movies...

This Thai comedic drama deserves American distribution, at least on the independent film circuit. The young cast, and team of directors and producers who all worked on this film, deserve applause for making such a tender and nostalgic look at youth and growing up.

In exploring these universal themes, which have been portrayed by many other movies in the past, this film makes a mature and inquisitive portrait into a child's point of view of growing up within a particular rural family community and interacting with the adults, parents, and childhood peers of that surrounding neighborhood group. Upon viewing the film, many audience members will probably fondly remember how growing up, as portrayed in the film, was so tentative, yet joyful and at other times sad and disappointing. This is the gritty reality of life that rings so true for all of us, who have grown up, and is so boldly explored in this courageous film.

The fact that the subject matter and themes dealt with by the film are notoriously taboo in Thai society makes this film even more of a cinematic celebration, particularly by members of the Thai community. And don't be surprised if the film forces you to cry at a couple of points in the film, as it makes its emotional impact in subtle and realistic ways.

To be commended for their acting portrayals are the young boy and young girl leads, who play Jeab and Noi-Naa respectively, as well as the standout performance by the enterprising bully, who I believe was called Jack in the film. The rest of the cast also give quite credible performances of their characters. Overall grade: A-.

Sometimes, memories is the best thing .Because we can imagine it and we can live in memories.

Nice Feel Good movie with a familiar childhood memories. Sometimes it's funny. The little actors did their job nicely.

Sometimes you listen to a particular old song, or you open a particular page of an old book, or you go and sit by the old playground you used to play, and thats it. The next few days, you won't sleep at night, sometimes you will laugh, and sometimes tears will flow along your cheek, silently, and ... alone... nobody else would know sweetness of that pain.

This movie will make you feel exactly that.. and much more...

The movie may not attract a lot of westerners. May be because they do not have these kinds of memories. But for the Asians, who in their childhood have struggled as well as enjoyed the meaning of childhood, this movie is the one. And if you don't want to interrupt your daily routine, this is not for you, because this will surely change you routines for the next few days.