You won't be disappointed!
Surprisingly incoherent and boring
just watch it!
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
View MoreSo what? Some of the characters are over the top. Some of the actors playing the Iron Ladies might have pushed the stereotype, but quite frankly, I LOVED IT! The movie is entertaining and such a joy to watch, and it's supposed to be stereotypical. If we can't laugh at ourselves and our own not so perfect life, then we'd be rather dull wouldn't we? If I recall my trip to Thailand, where I have encountered trans-gendered, gay, and transsexuals; who live their lives as normally as any of us do, they are very much like how the actors portrayed them in the movie. If this movie misrepresents diversity, then I would beg to differ. Being a gay man myself, and knowing all the obstacles that come with acceptance, the LAST thing I'd want to do is JUDGE something we have no real connection to. I have never put on a dress, have never walked in their shoes. I do play a mean game of volleyball though, and if I were to meet these "Iron Ladies" across the net, I would be honored to play with them as I would any other team. GAME ON! For the Iron Ladies! May the best "man" win.
View MoreWhen he fails to make the volleyball team Mon suspects it is because he is gay a position not helped by the very loud presence of his drag queen boyfriend Jung. They sign up for the local state team and are good enough for new coach Bee to pick them alongside the usual tall, butch players. However captain Mann refuses to play with "fags" and quits the team taking all the strongest players with him. Without a squad to draw from, Bee listens to Mon's suggestion that they rebuild the team from their friends who mostly happen to be gay like them.With the sort of plot that you don't associate with the Thailand market, I thought this was worth a look despite the fact that I prefer Thai films with minimal dialogue simply because I find it a rather grating language to have to listen to for any length of time. Regardless I quite enjoyed it although you should know that it is neither as original nor as funny as some of the other reviewers seem to think it is. The plot is the usual "underdogs" sports story with the twist of the gay characters the latter being the main thrust of the film as there is actually quite few "big game" moments on the way to the climax. Part of the problem for me is that most of the characters never went beyond the level of caricature and it was only one or two scenes where I felt the film had something interesting to say or show me. For the rest of it the queen clichés are enjoyable enough but did occasionally grate on me. The "to thine own self be true" stuff is OK but hardly that clever or different par for the genre course really, all this film has done is put makeup on it to make it appear a bit fresher.In terms of laughs the film is amusing but rarely hilarious. This may be partly down to me not liking the queen stereotypes that much but I think it is mostly down to the material not being that strong. The cast are pretty good regardless and at least seem to be having fun but I think the lack of a "big game" moment might be something to do with the majority of them not actually being able to play. They help the comedy be consistent at least with their delivery and it is not their fault if the film rarely goes deeper than that.So an amusing genre film then but not a great deal more than that. The story and characters are serviceable without the beauty or touching stuff that the genre delivered in pieces such as Babe. Different enough to be worth a look but just don't expect it to be any different from American "be yourself" and "sports underdog" genre/cliché films just because it comes from Thailand.
View MoreI've heard about this movie for quite sometimes before actually manage to see it. It has been given very good reviews from the Media. In this movie, each character is interesting and been given their own special attention, starting from the important character like Mon & Chai, to the less important roles like April, May & June. It pretty much revolves around a bunch of drag queen playing volleyball , entering competition,sportsman ship, team work, relationship between transsexuals and real men, sexual discrimination. You will enjoy this movie from the start till the end, although sometimes in some scenes, the director didnt really make it clear why on earth that particular scenes is needed for. The actors and actresses made a good job as drag queen and gay people considering the fact that all of them (except one) claimed to be straight and most of them are in 'straight relationship', and also, you'll get to learn and see the wonders or Thailand, and also the way they made a movie about volleyball in thailand, considering that Volleyball is not a popular sports in Thailand, yet, this movie still manage to emerged as the 2nd highest grossing movie ever, in Thailand, behind the movie NangNak. Recommended to everyone, you wont regret it.
View MoreDespite my hard head and better judgment, this film gave me a smile that split my countenance from one auricular orifice to the other.Its message is laid on with a trowel and it's ridiculously simplistic and sentimental. It is NOT a thinking person's film. However, I defy any thinking person to watch it without grinning.Lovable characters and a story of struggle against adversity make this irresistible. Let me know if you think it's tripe.
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