Gung Ho
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt, John Turturro, Michael Keaton, Mimi Rogers Director: Ron Howard Producer: Babaloo Mandel Writer: Babaloo Mandel Producer: Deborah Blum Producer: Jan R. Lloyd Producer: Lowell Ganz Writer: Lowell Ganz Writer: Edwin Blum DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 111 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-07-16 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Paramount |
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Movie Reviews of Gung Ho
Movie Review: Opposing Exaggerations of the Worst Kind
Summary: 2 Stars
Gung Ho depicts the worst exaggerations of traits supposedly attributable to both Japanese corporate culture and American unionized labor and puts Michael Keaton in the middle of it -- I was not amused.
What makes the film mildly interesting is the sympathy Keaton's character elicits from his predicament as he desperately tries to play cultural mediator; it might strike a chord with whomever has found himself in a similar position. George Wendt's character, however, is an insult to the American autoworker. Most of the premises are "manufactured" for conflict and cheap laughs, while the movie's culmination doesn't ring true in the least.
With a smarter and more insightful script this could have been a comedy for the ages. As it is, it's ultimately an abject embarrassment.