Touch

I didn't know anything about this movie really, but staying with it was really worth my time. There are several layers inside the script and each one is thoroughly played out to complete the movie. Some of the dialogue is foreign, but it's also English. So in review of this, the script is excellent and the actors did a fine job. If you have suffered loss in your life, you should watch this. It does get more interesting when the two main characters get together. Give it a watch.....

At first I thought this was going to be kind of a superficial and silly movie, but as it turned out that couldn't be further from the truth.Actually I beg to differ with the reviewer who said it wasn't art; actually it really was. The writer delved into a topic that many films barely cover and that is the human need for touch and how the lack of it can cause deep wounds.It became clear in this story that not only was the main character hurt by being denied that comfort, but apparently her father had experienced the same thing (although it is just implied).It is not surprising that she would choose a profession in which she was touching people day in and day out. She found a socially acceptable way to connect with others without seeming strange or too "needy" and that was basically to be the giver of touch. The soul needs what it needs and somehow finds ways to get those needs met.Rejected by his wife, the main male character was going through the same deprivation and so the two came together into a partnership of sorts through which they could work out their issues. His wife used his dirty hands as an excuse not to touch or be touched by him but I think the real issue was deeper than that. Just as he feared, she viewed him as beneath her and thus unattractive or even repulsive. In rejecting any physical affection, sexual or otherwise she was also denying herself and thus became increasingly resentful.I saw a parallel between the two of them settling, the main female character settling, and even her mother having settled for her father in order to fit in somewhere.Although there was a fair amount of sexual content that was more a means to an end rather than the goal of the film.I thought about what some other reviewers said that they wished that the mechanic and the nail salon manicurist would end up living happily ever after but then it occurred to me that they may have had little in common beyond their mutual need for touch and emotional intimacy, so it might not have worked out in the long-term. It instead may have just been a stepping stone through which for both to get where they were headed. It is possible that the other man that Tam was dating was also more of a practice run and not ultimately who she ended up with. It is anybody's guess whether the married couple were meant to be or whether their reuniting was just practice for who else they might have ended up with or if it forged a permanent bond, bringing them closer together for life.

Great film, the sexual tension is obvious . You so want them to end up together . The main actress is so beautiful definitely would love to see more films mainstream too with vietnamese actresses. Ends up being a pretty good film but I hate the ending I feel this should of gone a little longer and the ending different.

I thought this was an excellent movie, and the title, script, storyline were excellently integrated. I usually write quite a lot in my reviews, including spoilers. However, I dont want to spoil this - it is so delicately, intricately, and carefully constructed. I advise you to watch. If you want an expression of delicate, complicated, and soul deep honest human emotions, then this is for you. No, no soft porn here. no rip roaring sex scenes. No "action." Just an incredibly beautiful statement of the delicacy, fragility, complexity of human love. I really liked it and will watch again

This movie started off slow, then got good, then got really good, and then the ending made me pause and think. I'd say that's a successful work of art right there. There's so much to unpack here I'll probably have to watch it again to make sure I do it justice. Kudos to all involved, this was something to see. If you're in the mood for an unconventional love tale full of twists, give this a go.

For a budget indie film, the cinematography was wonderful. I think the acting of Tam's character reflects the true nature of Asians heavily influenced by their culture, in that I mean their subdued expressions and characteristics. I think the Director wanted to stay with that. The Mechanic's initial intention was solely get his hands and nails clean to satisfy his wife. Nothing else. But it seemed to me he was captivated by her sheer Asian delicate beauty. Both him and Tam were craving 'touch.' Both physical and emotional. He wasn't getting it from his wife (who he missed and desperately wanted back along with his 'needs' met), and Tam no longer was from her deceased nurturing mother. Put that together with two good looking lonely people and that is a perfect recipe for an affair. They both knew it was wrong (remember the camera focusing in closely at the mechanic's wedding ring and Tam looking up at him with a look as to say "This is wrong" as she was cleaning his hand), yet Tam stayed quiet without actually voicing her concern because she too was wanting 'touch' just as much as her client, the mechanic was. Finally, as he and his wife were working out their marital problems and 're-connecting', he was slowly detaching himself from Tam, yet still missed what he and she shared. The advice Tam gave him on improving his marriage seemed to be working and that, along with his wife doing her part on improving the marriage, enabled them to 'become One' again. He no longer cared if he was being "a wimp" by wearing gloves again to help keep his hands cleaner. Therefore visits with Tam at the Salon were no longer needed. When Tam drove to see him at his work (she was still attached to him) and saw the gloves on his hands, it spoke 'volumes' and she then knew he was fully committed again with his wife and that the affair was over. She drove off and that was the end of that. The ending scene was perfect IMO. Both Tam and her father were getting satisfaction; he sitting at the park pond, and she getting her craving 'touch' from her date from the restaurant. It seemed to me as she was non-verbally giving a message to her father, as if to say, "it's payback time for how you treated me when I was a child. I am now finally getting my much deserved 'touch.'" I also want to point out that this movie can provide lessons on strengthening relationships/marriages because there is truth in it and it could cut back the divorce rate. This movie is by far one of the best I've seen.