Unlucky Plaza

Name: Unlucky Plaza
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Released: January 8, 2016
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 38

2016

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Cinemaflix | Release Date: January 8, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: When a chance to save his ailing diner goes belly up, Onassis Hernandez, an émigré and single-father living in affluent Singapore, is pushed over the edge. He takes a motley group of citizens hostage in a designer bungalow and publicizes his act on Youtube. As the police and international media descend on the crime scene and riots break outWhen a chance to save his ailing diner goes belly up, Onassis Hernandez, an émigré and single-father living in affluent Singapore, is pushed over the edge. He takes a motley group of citizens hostage in a designer bungalow and publicizes his act on Youtube. As the police and international media descend on the crime scene and riots break out in in the city, an increasingly desperate Onassis forces the situation to a violent, heart-stopping conclusion.… Expand

Director: Ken Kwek

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 122 min

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Clarence Tsui

Jan 7, 2016

Kwek's critical view of his home country is certainly there, burning brightly, but Unlucky Plaza should be considered a small step for a promising socially-conscious filmmaker trying to connect his fury with the right kind of art. Read full review

Simon Abrams

Jan 7, 2016

Kwek's refreshing focus on his terrorized protagonists' pre-abduction lives keeps Unlucky Plaza afloat once it invests in generic ticking-clock thrills. Read full review

Martin Tsai

Jan 14, 2016

Writer-director Ken Kwek means for the proceedings to be farcical, but seldom are they actually funny. A former journalist, he's quite observant of the clashes among the classes and cultures in this diverse society. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Jan 7, 2016

The multicultural milieu lends an initial boost as Mr. Kwek’s jokes and plot entanglements take potshots at life in Singapore, but all the air seeps out of this attempt at zippy, tabloid-nutty storytelling. Read full review

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