Best of Times -- Film Review

TOKYO -- The love between a widow and a horticulturist in their 70s is the highlight of "Best of Times," a tender and refined romantic drama that evokes old age with dignity. In Asia, the culture's respect for age often results in senior actors being typecast in parental roles. This makes Yongyoot Thongkongtoon's film refreshing within the parameters of mainstream Thai cinema. The elderly protagonists, charismatically played by veteran stars, remain consistently in the limelight, rather than as an interlude or foil for the film's parallel plot of a shy vet's courtship of his best friend's ex-wife.