On his ultimate evening alive, ramen chef Timmy Lee (Bobby Lee) goes on an unintended late-night odyssey with the Grim Reaper (Matt Jones). They share a bowl of noodles and uncover what it means to be human.
General, “Dying and Ramen” serves itself properly as a very intriguing quick with lots to love about it. The central premise from director Ji is appropriately goofy and foolish, with the unintended assembly between the 2 and the way that results in Timmy’s obsession over getting ready the proper meal. This serves to introduce the few bits of comedic slapstick involving the desperation to flee from Dying’s grip, as the 2 have interaction in a slight however energetic battle to assist the fact of what occurred to Timmy sink in, as what is going on on prepares him for the second half that drives the journey into the existential disaster that the remainder of the quick focuses on.
Nevertheless, that serves to be the one lone factor that stands out in “Dying and Ramen” the place it stays a bit complicated concerning the nature of their interactions. The humanizing of the Grim Reaper who works in a company bent involving the paperwork that exists in his work and the unionizing of the job, are performed for jokes however not a lot about them is thought so it falls a bit flat. As effectively, the whiplash right here involving the consistently altering tones, from comedic interactions and sight-gags to tear-jerking disappointment involving the revelation of what the ultimate meal is de facto about makes for an odd mixture to play out in such a brief method as this.
No matter that, although, the truth that Ji is ready to pull off these emotionally charged components efficiently is a extra vital issue to the success of the quick that’s matched fairly properly with the success of the duo on the middle of the movie. Lee and Jones are unbelievable to look at all through right here, as they share nearly all the time collectively, which permits this to construct correctly as a result of relationship that grows between them. This all makes for a genuinely nice time that alerts Ji as a expertise to look at for sooner or later.
