The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu

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Gregory W @RT46110232 11/09/2024 As first generation Chinese American, I could not get through it. The bad dialog ("oh no, a flat tire!") and acting aside, I couldn't get over the fact that the first and second generation women had Chinese accents and the men did not. Emma was not a believable young girl who grew up in LA. She skewed too Taipei but based on wardrobe and styling I think they were trying to convey Valley. I also object to casting any Asian actor as Chinese, like all Asian nationalities are interchangeable. Perhaps there was a cut subplot where the youngest son of Mrs. Wu had been adopted. I stopped halfway through as I couldn't take any more so if that was the "hidden family secret" they discover, then I rescind my criticism on that casting choice. See more Lorenzo M @RT21211252 06/05/2023 #MovieReview: #DisappearanceOfMrsWu 🍿 🍿 🍿 ½ (Out of 5) A Touching Family and Culturally Diverse Drama With A Big Heart! From a story by #AnnaChi and #DonaldMartin, director and screenwriter #AnnaChi weaves a very personal story of three generations of Chinese culture and those traditions, attitudes and personal feelings among a grandmother, a mother and a granddaughter and how they are so very different and yet so very much the same. The performances in this movie are poignant and have a foundation in compassion as #LisaLu playing the grandmother Mrs. Wu, #MichelleKrusiec playing the daughter Mary and #RochelleYing playing the granddaughter Emma were all so well cast and so real that the culturally Chinese dynamic is palatable on the screen. And I'm also give acting nods to #TiffanyWu playing the best friend Karen who helped drive each character and the story. I must give nods to the emotional impactful score as composed by #KennethBurgomaster, the sharp imagery and cinematography by #TonyCutrono and the wonderfully designed film editing of #CeciliaHyoun as art of the reason this film works so well on many levels. I had a chance to speak with the Anna the director and learned a lot of how personal this film was for her and the challenges of putting together a low budget independent film. I would recommend this as an excellent family film about broken dreams, family and cultural dynamics and words not said and said by mothers of all generations. Feelings are real and time spent with those closest to you are very important and should never be taken for granted. See this film with a loved one, like I did, and you'll get it. Thanks - Lorenzo M. @GeekAuthority #TheGeekAuthority #film #film WEBSITE: https://lnkd.in/gsYp5kJV ​YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ghuD2Wk TWITER: @GeekAuthorty - https://lnkd.in/gmVfUyk INSTAGRAM: #TheGeekAuthority - ​https://lnkd.in/gQtijsk See more Read all reviews

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