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June 15, 2005
Chan is Missing
Chan is Missing (1982), Wayne Wang:
So after seeing Smoke and this, I just don't think Wayne Wang is my type of director. His progression from interesting director to "guy who fills in for studio crap" is a little baffling, but I know he's got the talent and promising debuts are always a treat.
Again, this really didn't resonate, but it's got this vibrancy to it. It's very much an ethnic movie, but not the type of primer directed to middle-class suburbia; it reminded me a lot of how Mean Streets in understanding the community and showing you around without leading you by the hand. It's very funny, too.
12/15
Posted by bing at June 15, 2005 05:01 PM