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      Red Doors

      R Released Sep 8, 2006 1h 31m Comedy Drama List
      64% 25 Reviews Tomatometer 71% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score The patriarch (Tzi Ma) of a Chinese-American family plans to get away from it all when he retires, but the tumultuous lives of his rebellious daughters alter his plans. Eldest daughter, Samantha (Jacqueline Kim), reunites with an old flame and re-evaluates her life choices. Julie (Elaine Kao), a medical student, is in love with a celebrity. The youngest, Katie (Kathy Shao-Lin Lee) carries on an escalating war of pranks with a neighbor. Read More Read Less

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      Flawed yet filled with finely detailed characters, Red Doors is a glimpse of the Asian-American experience that suggests great promise for writer-director Georgia Lee.

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      Audience Member I'm not sure I'm able to accept the amount of indulgence this movie approves of which throws off the entire premise, but its a cheeky little film. The cinematography looks like that of a flim student. Every room is separated into threes by wallpaper/bookshelves/windows. I felt like I was being deliberately taught the rule of thirds all over again, but whatever. I still know Georgia Lee is a better director than I. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Particular story line, quite liked it Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member come on, mia and julie?? get out, totally unconvincing and my biggest beef with this flick. the second half was more 'fun', but this tale about a dysfunctional asian american family's still quite ridden with cliches. it felt like a first time director's work-in-progress. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Awful and cliched. Agonising to sit through all 90 minutes of this. Tells you nothing new or insightful about Asian-American families. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Almost crosses the line into stereotypical "look at the crazy Asian family," but here the crazy is rather non-stereotypical. Though it is perhaps too similar to "Saving Face," which was a better film. Also, the acting is too frequently sub-par. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member A comically suicidal father, a FOB-ie mother, and their three daughters, including an Asian punk, an advertising executive, and a lesbian doctor, try to find their place in American culture. This film's strengths are its ability to present characters who are both flawed and genuinely good human beings. By the end of the film, I couldn't help but root for each of these people. Also, there are profoundly effective moments when we share in the joy and nostalgia that each of these characters feels for their old culture and lost youth. Backed against these dramatic moments are some very funny segments. The relatively violent flirtation between Katie and the boy at school provides some good comic relief, and for those of you who find a sick humor in ludicrously executed suicide attempts, Ed is your guy. Finally, I think there is the perfect balance between telling the story via dialogue and images. Unfortunately, I can't say that the characters ever rise beyond types. Most of them fall into some Asian-American stereotype. Thus, the film, in its attempt to problematize the dominant view of the Asian-American experience, ultimately doesn't add enough complication or personalization. Overall, <i>Red Doors</i> is a strong film, but it could have been so much more. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Ty Burr Boston Globe Not surprisingly, the three Wong sisters and their father could exist in separate movies -- their (short) stories are interesting but not convincingly knit together. Think of Red Doors as a promise, and hope that [director] Georgia Lee keeps it. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 12, 2007 Full Review Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine This family drama is balanced between equal measures of dark humor and pathos so that Red Doors floats gently between sentimentality and cynicism. It's a lovely little film, and well done. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 29, 2006 Full Review G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle A gentle, pleasant film about people you genuinely like. Rated: 3/4 Sep 22, 2006 Full Review Doug Brantley Out Magazine Marriage, religion, suicide, ethnic assimilation, teen angst, bondage, and lesbianism are just a few of the hot-button issues touched on, but first-time writer-director Lee handles them with honesty and ease. May 25, 2022 Full Review Malinda Lo Curve It is a new kind of Asian-American film, one that doesn't deal with immigrant identity issues but focuses instead on how these damaged individuals come to terms with each other and their imperfect, but loving, family. May 24, 2022 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Lee deftly switches back and forth between her distracted characters' multiple meltdowns, providing a slice of middle-class, suburban, Asian American life... May 12, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis The patriarch (Tzi Ma) of a Chinese-American family plans to get away from it all when he retires, but the tumultuous lives of his rebellious daughters alter his plans. Eldest daughter, Samantha (Jacqueline Kim), reunites with an old flame and re-evaluates her life choices. Julie (Elaine Kao), a medical student, is in love with a celebrity. The youngest, Katie (Kathy Shao-Lin Lee) carries on an escalating war of pranks with a neighbor.
      Director
      Georgia Lee
      Screenwriter
      Georgia Lee
      Distributor
      Polychrome
      Production Co
      Blanc de Chine Films, Red Doors Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Brief Sexual Content)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 8, 2006, Limited
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jan 30, 2007
      Runtime
      1h 31m
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