By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Alice Wu
Starring: Ato Essandoh | Brian Yang | David Shih | Guang Lan Koh | Jessica Hecht | Jin Wang | Joan Chen | Lynn Chen | Michelle Krusiec
Country: united_states
Year: 2005
Running time: 91
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384504/combined
Michael says: “First-time filmmaker Alice Wu has created a delightful, blend of romantic comedy and culture clash in her story about the multi-generational, Chinese-American family. Wil is a successful young surgeon in New York City, but each Friday night she travels to Flushing to join her widowed mother at the weekly singles’ dance. There the Chinese American community of Flushing is out in force, with parents arranging dates for their children. Wil’s mom pursues her matchmaking charge with vigor, but when she herself is ostracized by her parents after she finds herself pregnant, she moves to the city to live with Wil. What Wil’s mom doesn’t know is that Wil has tentatively embarked on a relationship with Vivian, a Chinese-American ballet dancer, whose father happens to be Wil’s boss. As shame is brought upon different generations of this Chinese American family, they must search for what is truly important and fight against the cultural values they have lived by for centuries. Wu manages to tell a delightful story that sidesteps most of the expected conventions of the genre, and does so with grace and humor. 4 cats”