It's rare for me to post anything about a bad movie, particularly one I've not even finished watching yet, but my gods this is a dreadful flick. Self-righteous, preachy, maudlin, clichéd and simply embarrassing rip-off of the much superior Joy Luck Club. I'm just waiting for someone to cry out in anguish "Mom loved you best!" Not sure how long I can actually keep my dinner down for...
"Tradition. It's important" "Yes. It is."
I approached this film thinking there might be some interesting ethnographic material about ethnic Chinese funeral customs, but when one of the daughters who is lesbian, approached one of the officiating monks about being a sperm donor so she and her partner can conceive, and then he produces a turkey baster filled with 'monk spunk' and the realization he is not cut out to be a monk...
And the final plot twist of the film ... why? At what point did a grown person think, "hey- this is a good idea".
Truly a remarkable entry in the slop bucket of contemporary cinema.
"Tradition. It's important" "Yes. It is."
I approached this film thinking there might be some interesting ethnographic material about ethnic Chinese funeral customs, but when one of the daughters who is lesbian, approached one of the officiating monks about being a sperm donor so she and her partner can conceive, and then he produces a turkey baster filled with 'monk spunk' and the realization he is not cut out to be a monk...
And the final plot twist of the film ... why? At what point did a grown person think, "hey- this is a good idea".
Truly a remarkable entry in the slop bucket of contemporary cinema.