Movie Moment: Better Luck Tomorrow
As I walked from the theater, I heard one member of the trio behind me say, “That was a good movie, but it was boring as hell.”
I tend to agree.
It was good, surely, and there was a freshness to it. But after about 70 minutes I was just fatigued. I entertained myself by trying to spot any parental figures in this story of a group of Asian-American honor students who turn to crime for the rush. (I found none.)
Which is not to throw cold water on the flick. While I may not have the same level of affection the critics seem to, I think the director has talent and I eagerly await his next project.
(And for the record, lead Parry Shen looks like a young B.D. Wong — which is to say, adorable.)
