Shopping for Fangs

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Summary: Not To Be Missed
Review: Sick of the humdrum world of Blockbuster entertainment, I stumbled across this rare gem on the recomendation of a friend. It was refreshing to discover a new, dynamic voice in the increasingly monotonous landscape of american cinema.
On what is obviously a modest budget, the filmmakers were able to tell an engaging and hip story, peopled with well-drawn, unconventional characters. There was dark subject matter, but it was off-set with just the right amount of macabre humor.
I'd recommend this film to anyone. Looking forward to more from Quentin and Justin.

Rating:
Summary: could've been soo much more
Review: The story line is not a bad one, but the filmmaking is extremely lacking. Instead of trying to capture the Wong Kar-Wai feel, they should've just asked Wong Kar-Wai to make the script himself (though he may have been upset at finding where his missing wig had gotten off to). The "twist" comes off rather ham-handed and would have worked better as a spoff, not a spoof, but a spoff. The one star is merited for the one funny moment in the movie ("What are you doing next Sunday?"). For a much better film dealing with identity, check out Ash's Bang.

Rating:
Summary: could've been soo much more
Review: The story line is not a bad one, but the filmmaking is extremely lacking. Instead of trying to capture the Wong Kar-Wai feel, they should've just asked Wong Kar-Wai to make the script himself (though he may have been upset at finding where his missing wig had gotten off to). The "twist" comes off rather ham-handed and would have worked better as a spoff, not a spoof, but a spoff. The one star is merited for the one funny moment in the movie ("What are you doing next Sunday?"). For a much better film dealing with identity, check out Ash's Bang.

Rating:
Summary: Too similar to Wong Kar-wai
Review: This film tries very hard to look smart, but the effect might be sadly the opposite. Clearly this film is inspired by Wong Kar-wai, but it is too overshadowed by Wong, especially Wong's CHEUNG-KING EXPRESS. To say this film is a copycat might be not just, but to say this film is brilliant is also not proper. Or we can say this film shows how Asian American (artists) are anxious with their cultural/nationalistic/ethnic identities. However, sadly, this film is not smart enough to explore much. Everything is on the surface. Not smart, let alone wise. The pace of the film is tedious.

Rating:
Summary: Too similar to Wong Kar-wai
Review: This film tries very hard to look smart, but the effect might be sadly the opposite. Clearly this film is inspired by Wong Kar-wai, but it is too overshadowed by Wong, especially Wong's CHEUNG-KING EXPRESS. To say this film is a copycat might be not just, but to say this film is brilliant is also not proper. Or we can say this film shows how Asian American (artists) are anxious with their cultural/nationalistic/ethnic identities. However, sadly, this film is not smart enough to explore much. Everything is on the surface. Not smart, let alone wise. The pace of the film is tedious.