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A Sharp Pencil

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A Sharp Pencil
Directed byGallen Mei
Written byGallen Mei
Starring
Production
companies
BigFish Production
Under Pressure Pictures
Release date
  • 24 August 2001 (2001-08-24)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySingapore
LanguageEnglish

A Sharp Pencil is a 2001 Singaporean crime drama film directed by Gallen Mei that stars Mark Richmond, Beatrice Chia, and Lim Kay Tong. It was the first local film to receive the "NC16" rating.[1]

Cast

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Release

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The film premiered at the Alliance Française on 24 August 2001.[2] It opened in theatres on 30 August.[3]

Reception

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Jenny Kong of Today wrote a mixed review of the film, praising the "rather stylistic" script and the chemistry between Chia and Richmond.[4]

Foong Woei Wan of The Straits Times rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "For a film which seeks to thrill and shock us from our complacency, it takes too long to take us there, though, and slackens off along the way."[3]

Tan Dawn Wei of The New Paper rated the film 1 star out of 5 and wrote that it is "neither sharp, savvy nor even gritty". However, she praised the performances of Richmond, Chia and Lim.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Ho, Karl (25 July 2001). "Sharp Pencil gets NC-16". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  2. ^ Foong, Woei Wan (29 August 2001). "Don't write him off". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  3. ^ a b Foong, Woei Wan (29 August 2001). "Pencil needs a bit of sharpening". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  4. ^ Kong, Jenny (1 September 2001). "A sharper point". Today. Singapore. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ Tan Dawn Wei (31 August 2001). "Can't save this blunt escapade". The New Paper. Singapore.
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