I am Your Sunshine

B+

The beginning of the film reminded me of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Probably because the central character played a narrator role as well. However, Saints was not at all like KKBB, which was hysterically funny in a wacky way.

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is adapted from the memoir of singer/writer Dito Montiel, who also directed the film. For more info, check out Wiki.

I wasn’t very comfortable from the very beginning, cos I knew people are gonna die and they did. Death itself is not the issue; it’s the random violence I have a hard time handling, those street fights and hooliganism (that’s why I couldn’t even finish 1/3 of Green Street… not because of the sheer existence of Elijah Wood.) I wanted to give up several times during the film and I’m so glad I didn’t. It’s not a feel good movie but it does make you feel. In the time that we’re accustomed to keep ourselves numb, it’s so nice to be reminded about feelings, good or bad.

Apart from all that, Saints is beautifully shot and it has a great cast.