The House of No Man

Right, well of course I had not heard about this 2023 Vietnamese drama titled "Nha Ba Nu" (aka "The House of No Man") prior to getting a chance to sit down and watch it. And given my love and fascination with the Asian cinema, of course I opted to watch it without knowing anything about it. And on that account, then writer Hoang Ngoc Huyen Tran and director Tran Thanh had every chance to impress and entertain me.

While "Nha Ba Nu" started out as a fairly straightforward, if not actually somewhat generic, drama, then I will say that writer Hoang Ngoc Huyen Tran definitely managed to churn out something that was wholesome and entertaining. The storyline really steps up in intensity and entertainment value after about halfway through. "Nha Ba Nu" is a very enjoyable drama about several generations of the same family living together, running a business together and the problems that they individually struggle with.

I will say that I was genuinely entertained by director Tran Thanh's 2023 movie, because the storyline really offered a narrative that was easily delved into and you quickly and easily form attachments to the characters and their individual struggles. And writer Hoang Ngoc Huyen Tran really was good at setting the stage and building up the layers of the storyline, while letting the audience ride along with some great character development throughout the 102 minutes that the movie ran for.

Needless to say that I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in "Nha Ba Nu", but they had a great ensemble of actresses and actors for the various characters. It was good performances from the entire cast, and they brought their characters to life on the screen in enjoyable manners.

If you enjoy drama movies, then "Nha Ba Nu" is certainly a movie that is quite well-worth spending 102 minutes on watching. I was genuinely surprised with how writer Hoang Ngoc Huyen Tran managed to take the movie in a whole new direction after halfway through; and it was definitely for the better.

My rating of "Nha Ba Nu" lands on a six out of ten stars.

We have enough mind-twisted time travel stories with impossible technologies. We need something down to earth and sincere. Yes, family and relationship are a common topics in Vietnamese movies and years after years, directors have been exploited it. But this topic will never get old. The movie aint trying to create anything too big or dramatic angles to grab attentions. It goes back to the most basic and natural but real story.

We all have come across or even once have been of the characters in the movie. We can all relate to what those characters were going through. That's what makes it so basic but so good.

People complain that the movie contains so much foul languages and always too noisy. But hey, that's legit how it is in District 5 in Saigon. The movie is trying to bring you the realest experience.

Anyway i like it. Relatable, real, funny and touching at the same time.

I cried 3 times while watching because I sympathize with the characters in the movie. A heartwarming movie about family, parent-child relationship, young love and many meaningful messages.

I like this quote the most in the movie "Everyone is at fault but everyone thinks they are the victim", it reflects the common psychology of many people in today's society. It is also the cause of the rift of many families and many relationships in life.

After watching the movie, I'm sure people will love each other more, put themselves in the other's place to better understand and sympathize with each other. I believe so.

Not bad at all. I'd say yes there could be more space for improvement. However the messages from the movie is more than just to take tears from audience. If you take time to think about life of each character, it carries a lot of lessons. I love the movie in general.

There are some funny parts in the movie too. A lot of people think this is just to take tears away and talking about simple family problems. However, isn't live just that simple, but also complicated? Why giving time to watch aliens, superheroes but not movies about our real society?

The acting could be better so more people will get the messages. However they all at least did an average, and some did a very good job. I'd say 8/10, and bc I am from Vietnam + I love Vietnam so I am a little bias to give a 10/10.

Good movie!

The story is very natural, very real and speaks to a social reality, especially in Vietnam.

Great actors !!! New and young but talent.

This movie makes me smile, cry and learn somethings.. Made me also have to look at myself, my husband and wife relationship, my family.

I suddenly realized that I also needed to change some perspective and attitude to life.

Need to be less strict with the opposite person, respect them more. Don't just always see yourself as a victim, the problem is always multifaceted.

Practice being objective and respectful to all.

I don't like Tran Thanh much, but i really love this film.