Hou Hsiao-hsien produces the first film of his art director Huang Wen-Ying to mixed results.
In BE WITH ME an art director leaves her film to go take care of her father who is stopping all treatment for his illness. As she cares for him she ponders her life, loves and mostly her relationship with her grandfather who set her on her life path.
Great looking, moody drama is a tough slog to get through. This a deep and meaningful art house film that plays like a lesser Hou Hsiao-hsien film. While not bad, it's so low key and deliberately paced that interest wanes. There is a good story here, it just needs a telling that moves a bit quicker.
While I didn't care for it die hard fans of Hou Hsiao-hsien may want to try it.
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