Wedding Banquet

Pros: Deals with the universal problems of dealing with parents
Cons: Sometimes is too slow

Parents. They brought us into the world and they can take us out. No matter how old or successful we are, parents are often the folks in our lives it is the most difficult to share with. Even as adults, we may lie to them. We may forget the lessons ...

Pros: Great performances. Sensitive direction.
Cons: Not for all tastes.

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Pros: Handles a massive cultural clash with great intelligence and humor; hilarious plot twists.
Cons: Ending is a bit drawn out; bilingual dialogue can get confusing.

In the wrong hands, The Wedding Banquet could have been a trashy, made for TV movie. Instead, this film offers us a glimpse into a time in the career of director Ang Lee before he had the huge hit Crouching...

Pros: Culture clash(es) handled with humor, wit, and aplomb.
Cons: Reassertion of heteronormative values. "Gentle" pacing, not unlike other Ang Lee productions.

This is not a movie review. It is placed here primarily for people who have already seen this movie; to provoke thought and reflection. *** UPDATE: The Quick Movie Review *** As the only son/child in a very traditional Chinese family, Wai-Tung ...

Pros: Accurate portrayals of Taiwanese, illegal Chinese, stereotypical expectations of gay/straight/foreigners
Cons: Borderline unrealistic and sad for the coming child -- if one thinks so far ahead

This is an extremely well-done film, showing faithfully and sympathetically the everyday problems of a wealthy immigrant Taiwanese gay male; an illegal mainland Chinese female artist; the Taiwanese parents wanting a grandson and unaware their son is gay;...

Pros: Everything!
Cons: Nothing!

This is the most entertaining look at ignorance towards sexual orientation that I have ever seen. And as it tackles the alternative lifestyle of homosexuality, it deals with racial barriers as well, though in a way that doesn't feel as if a hammer is...

Pros: funny! tricks you into learning something
Cons: frivolous, i guess. but in a good way

I had a blast watching this movie in the theater while studying abroad in France, because I've studied both Chinese and French, and I had to translate the subtitles for the Chinese parts from French to English for my companion. Somehow through my...

Pros: Light hearted comedy. New fresh faces
Cons: Not for everyone.

I saw this movie almost by accident. As a member of a video club. I ran across The Wedding Banquet in a listing of new arrivals. There was no description of the premise etc ... just the title and picture. I added to my order. I've order movies without...

Pros: Humorous plots,, Well-Scripted , And great acting by movie's actors/actresses
Cons: None

The Wedding Banquet is a truly well-scrpited movie fill with humorous scenes about a gay male couple, one asian and one white who are forced to hid their same-sex relationship from the parents of the gay asian male-His parents who knew his sexual...