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I watched this film via my local library's free Hoopla download. The overall review rating seem not bad, so I gave it a try. At first I was a bit annoyed by the two young female leads' rather 'corny' teenagers' dialogue as well as the Asian American family's bickering which seemed a bit too 'Americanized' for me. But as the plot progress and each character got more and more chances to reveal their inner feelings and also the revelations of some surprising family secrets left behind both in China and California, the story slowly evolved and pulled you into these people's lives and feelings. The last 30 minutes or so will warm your heart and think about your own loved ones when they are near the end of their life journey. (Dignity, family and love). I am glad I saw this movie and stick to the very end. Well worth it. A fresh breeze from the new generation of Asian American cinema.

This is a well made TV 'documentary'. However I found the entire production was trying too hard to sensationalize King Tut's supposed historical 'mystery'. Particularly with the protagonist walking around and acting as if he is the only authority in the entire world to determine the right answers simply by asking a bunch of 'experts', all from England, to conduct some rather fancy computer assisted testings, and it nearly completely avoided seeking any opinions from the Egyptian side. These people acted as if they 'owned' the entire King Tut's theories without further consultation or explanation from any Egyptian historians or archeologists. It definitely made this film feels more or less like mainly for some armchair history buffs instead of serious scientific/historic film.

As a non-Indian gay man, I was delighted to find this film in Netflix. I had a rather high hope when the movie starts, but little by little, I found its cheap craftsmanship was overwhelmingly unbearable. If this is any indication of how Indian queer films will be like in the future, I am not very optimistic. The only thing I really enjoyed from this film is the intoxicating Kerala waterway sceneries. Among all the characters, only the deeply closeted school teacher and the young Catholic nun touched my heart somewhat, alas, the story and the film is not about them. I wish Indian film makers will be more serious about their crafts. Go see the wonderful Guatemala gay film 'Jose', Mexico's '4 Moons', 'Dance of the 41' or Britain's 'Lilting', among many. Cobalt Blue is just as bad as some cheaply made West Hollywood gay films which tarnished enough of queer films reputation, so is this one.