Red Doors
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Movie Reviews of Red Doors
Movie Review: Funny and poignant
Summary: 5 Stars
Red Doors is a film about a dysfunctional Chinese-American family living in a suburb in New York. The parents Ed Wong (Tzi Ma) and May-Li Wong (Freda Foh Shen) have three daughters: Sam (Jacqueline Kim) who is the oldest, Elaine Kao (Julie) is the middle child, and the youngest daughter is Katie (Kathy Shao-Lin Lee).
Ed had just retired and is trying to figure out how to excape the dullness of his life. His daughters are experiencing their own dysfunctional dramas.Sam is a business woman who is getting ready for her impending nuptials to Mark (Jayce Bartok) but when an old high school flame returns to town, Sam begins to question if she is ready for marriage. Julie who is a med student who is excelling at her studies but when it comes to her personal life, she doesn' t exactly get a passing grade due to her acute shyness. Her world is quickly turned upside down when she meets a popular actress named Mia Scarlett (Mia Riverton), and eventually becomes romantically involved with the actress. Katie is engaged in a prank war with her next door neighbor's son Simon (Sebastian Stan). When Ed suddenly up and leaves the family, the girls are forced to re-examine their lives and how to live on accordingly to what their heart says, not what is expected of them by family obligations (sort of an invisible fence).
I loved Red Doors. The home video footage of which I assume is from Georgia Lee's childhood added an authentic feel to the film. The ending though left me a bit unsatisfied. I hate it when films end on such a broad note. I was hoping that this film would have come to one of my local arthouse theatres but it didn't. I had to wait for it to come out on dvd. The relationship between Julie and Mia reminded me that of Wil and Vivian in the other Asian American film Saving Face(which is one of my all time faovrite films). It was complicated because Julie is more introverted while Mia is more extroverted, plus Mia was a popular actress which throws a monkey wrench into their relationship. Still the way the conflict was resolved between Julie and Mia was certainly more realistic than Wil and Vivan's. There is an obvious great love between the family members in the film especially between the mother and her daughters. I wish the film ended with some sort of resolution to the father's situation. Overall excellent film.
Movie Review: This is a wonderful film for families
Summary: 5 Stars
I had the opportunity of seeing this at a film festival and now have pre-ordered the DVD. It is a wonderful story about a disfuntioncal family. Even thougt they are Asian I feel it can apply to many families. I do not understand the reason for the "R" rating. Do not let turn you off from seeing this film. I think mature young teenagers will also enjoy it, and would hate for them to miss this message. It is about life and what is happening in the world today between the generations.
I am not Asian, but felt it applied to many families that have old customs and older people who feel their children should follow family traditions.
This film has great acting, photograpy is wonderful and these up-and-coming filmmakers are ones to watch.
I had thought it should have won CineVegas' film festival.
Movie Review: Soo funny, romantic, and just keeps you interested
Summary: 5 Stars
i really enjoyed this movie, it has 4 different story lines involving the father of the family and his 3 daughters, each coping with their own issues. Sam struggles with her boring predictable new york life and soon to be husband, julie can't find a good asian boy and ends up falling for the famous actress who is prepping for a film at julie's hospital, and katie keeps getting in trouble for pranking a boy she likes. Their father has just entered retirement and keeps trying to kill himself. Well, it makes for a movie that shows that no family is perfect, not matter how much they seem to be, and it shows that everyone can be their own person and find happiness. It's a very interesting, creative, and funny movie that you shouldn't miss.Movie Review: Red Doors - a must see!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I first stumbled upon this film awhile ago and I love rewatching it over and over again. This family, though dysfunctional, is loving--and quite hilarious. There is an undercurrent of something more, however, as you watch the movie--evidenced when the youngest daughter (Katie) didn't even quirk a brow when she walked in on her father about to attempt suicide. Each of them have a struggle and it's rather heartwarming to see them rise triumphant. This is no fairy tale but it definitely has a happy ending.Movie Review: A delight
Summary: 5 Stars
I highly enjoyed this movie. All the way through I was entertained by the story and involved in the lives of the characters. Unless there were some swear words I missed I have no idea why it got an R rating. There were a few sex scenes none of which showed much skin. I would cry 'double-standard,' but what's the use? Anyway, this movie is definitely worth your time.