I went out with Zhi Wei on saturday, after such a long while. Thank god for the outing that pretty much turned out to be a good stress reliever. Anyway, we were out at Plaza Singapura, simply for the fact that the movie Sunshine Cleaning wasn't screened anywhere else in town except in Plaza Singapura. The queue didn't turn out to be as long as I had expected it to be, since it's the third day of the release of the sixth instalment of Harry Potter. Okay, partly because I was there early too.

Sunshine Cleaning was really good! Okay, so it wasn't the type that leaves your jaws wide open or the one to win big at movie awards, but it was still good. I have to admit though, that when I first watched the trailer, I thought that this movie might go along the brinks of becoming an artsy-artsy sorta film. But nope, it went a little more commercial and that did make it better and more entertaining. In other words, I love it. I love the way in which the story is thought out and then depicted in a movie.

It's basically a story about two sisters going into this business of cleaning up the remnants of crime scenes so as to earn a stable income to support their family. Of course, misadventures follow and the sisters' relationship strengthens in the end. But it's not just the typical movie you watch anywhere else. There's something in this movie that appeals to you. It brings out that 'sunshine' that is in its title. It is a sad tale, but told with wit and humour (sometimes dark). It breaks out of convention and is indeed strong on characterization, which makes relating to these characters easier. And there is a side plot in the movie too, where one sister tries to locate the daughter of someone who passed away.

Okay, I'm starting to sound like a movie critic, which I happen to want to be anyway since a few years back. Haha... :D Anyway, I didn't really get the NC16 rating though since there weren't exactly an influx of coarse language and drug references.

Talking about film ratings, yes, here's an account of how stupid I can get sometimes... And how irritating people at the counter can be too. Agh.

Me: "Hi can I have 2 tickets to Sunshine Cleaning at 11.50am?"

Cashier: "How old is your friend?"

Me: "16!" (I blurted out 16 for some reason even though I meant to say 18... -.- What was I thinking?)

Cashier: "You sure your friend is 16? Why don't you and your friend come back later (and wait forever to be served again) 'cos I need to check both your ICs?"

Me: "Why don't you just check it where we enter the cinema? And yes, my friend is 16." (DUH do you think I would re-queue again just to get the tickets?!)

Cashier: "You sure your friend is 16? 'Cos there are no refunds for tickets and you cannot exchange the tickets for another movie."

Me: "YES! I said that already."

Sucks. If I get checked for my age for NC16 films, haiz... You get what I mean.