 Touch
Movie Review
 Touch
is a debut independent film written and directed by Minh Nguyen. This
romantic drama movie explores how powerful the human sense of touch is,
and the emotional impact it has on everyone.
Quick Review:
There are so many good things about this movie that it's hard to cram
it into a quick summarized review. I'll save the movie summary for the
synopsis below. Let's start with the director, Minh Nguyen. This is a
surprising good movie for a debut film. You could feel that he put a lot
of heart into Touch which is not something that you will find in a lot
of movies these days. The movie flows fluently and goes by its own pace
without feeling rushed.
The movie was perfectly casted. Porter Lynn and John Ruby's performance
is superb in Touch. John Ruby makes you care about his character with
his top notch performance. Porter Lynn is a natural with this role, and
doesn't need to say much for us to understand her. It's hard to believe
that this was her first film. The rest of the cast does their job so well
that it makes you wish that they had more screen time.
The writing is fresh with the perfect blend of comedy, drama, romance
and sexuality, and because of that Touch feels very real and is easily
relatable. After watching Touch, you'll see why they won numerous awards
such as Best Actress, Best Story Line, and Best Cinematography at Boston
International Film Festival; Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film
at Vietnamese International Film Festival; Best First Feature at Santa
Rosa International Film Festival; and Jury Award at Atlanta Asian Film
Festival.
With it's emotional story and great acting, there is no need for gimmicks
to sell this movie. This is one movie that you will want to add to your
watch list.
Synopsis:
At V.I.P. Nails, a Vietnamese-American manicurist named Tam has a new
customer, Brendan, a shy mechanic who literally has a problem on his hands.
He can never get rid of the oil stains around his nails and when he tries
to be intimate with his aloof wife, she always rejects him with the same
excuse, “Your hands are filthy!”
 Desperately
seeking to save his marriage, Brendan goes to the nail salon every day
where Tam does more than scrub his hands clean. She also offers him advice
on how to get his wife to love him again. But soon, Tam and Brendan find
themselves drawn to each other, an attraction which becomes harder and
harder to resist. This sensual film explores the sense of touch and its
emotional impact; how with just a simple touch, we can reveal our deepest
longings, give the utmost pleasure to others, and even heal a wounded
soul.
Touch is avaliable on DVD and digital platforms on June 18, 2013. You
can purchase Touch
on DVD at Amazon.com.
Be sure to check out our AsiaFinest
Touch DVDs Giveaway! Movie review written by Ben Li of AsiaFinest.com
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