Better Luck Tomorrow

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Jacob B @RT89309114 Feb 25 Come for the Fast & Furious connection, stay for the actually-quite-good narrative. Better Luck Tomorrow is a worthy debut for Justin Lin with then-groundbreaking representation for Asian-Americans, dialogue that I enjoy listening to (maybe between this film and those of Kevin Smith, perhaps it's the conversations that appeal to me in these shoestring-budget indie films) and a good mix of moments that are either chilling or anxiety-inducing and scenes that provide levity. Also, I guess there's a lesson to be learned in the romantic subplot that an assignment that's meant to be done as a team should be done like that. Doing it all yourself can come across as patronising. While it's understandable that BLT might suffer a bit nowadays from "you had to have been there" and some might find the indie aspects off-putting, I do think it's still a compelling crime drama that does stay with you, and not because F&F's Han is in it. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 14 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Blind G @RT89328523 Jul 26 "Subtle" theme that AAPI are just like anyone else. What obscures the obvious is that AAPI are doing the dastardly deeds and Asian males are even sexy, cool, criminal, and capable of poor academics and cheating. Homies even shoot hoops. It's refreshing to not have some white blonde Aphrodite chased by every breathing male, especially males of color. John Cho, Parry Shen, Karin Anna Cheung and director Lin all excelled at their craft. To me, it's an indictment of the industry that only John Cho "made it big" in any sense of that phrase. See more cato T @Gilligan 12/21/2024 This film starts off very strong and I would say the first two acts are great and intriguing and kept me engaged, but the third act falls apart. Sadly what could’ve been five star film turns into a 3 1/2 star film pretty quick toward the end —very disappointing. I wish more thought would’ve been given to how this film ends. Oh well, it was worth an hour and a half though I’m glad it wasn’t longer. See more r96 s @RT00952237 09/18/2024 I found this unconvincing. Gotta respect those associated with getting 'Better Luck Tomorrow' off the ground, reportedly with big help from one MC Hammer - I didn't expect to read that! However, I didn't like it sadly. You can tell if has a competent director in charge with Justin Lin, though everything to do with the plot and characters just didn't do it for me. I found the story too far-fetched, personally. I have no issue watching stuff that is nonsensical, but when it is along those lines then it has to be very entertaining and this wasn't, for me. The actors didn't quite work either, not even Sung Kang as Han - who was the sole reason why I wanted to watch this, given the (loose) 'The Fast and the Furious' connection. Parry Shen is underwhelming, his voice-overs are particularly dull - he is fairly likeable, I'm just not sure Shen (or his character) were a wise choice for lead. Jason Tobin as Virgil is also a tad irritating (as intended?), while Kang is actually quite forgettable; this Han is barely anything like the F&F version, quite the large reach for them to connect the two, if I'm honest. A quick look at the Wikipedia article for this, which also talks about some other interesting production events (Macaulay Culkin?! Big props to Lin for rejecting that, despite the £££), notes that apparently Sung Kang wanted to play Ben - now that could've been something! Obviously it worked out best for him that he didn't, but still... what could have been. Many others love this - who am I to object, really. All the same, I'm glad this was a success otherwise we most likely would not have got Justin Lin atop the F&F franchise; 'Fast & Furious' and 'Fast Five' are my favourites, behind the original of course. Happy that I've now belatedly seen a movie from him away from that world, though. See more Arnold D @RT08418803 04/28/2024 This story subtly reflected so many feelings and experiences of minority youth in North America all tied together with a progressively engaging story. See more Read all reviews

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