Better Luck Tomorrow (2003)
80 %
Reviews Counted: 93 Fresh: 74 Rotten:19 Average Rating: 7/10
Consensus:
A promising work by Lin, the energetic Better Luck Tomorrow is disturbing and thought-provoking.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Theatrical Release: Apr 11, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $3,687,324
Synopsis: Everyone knows a person like Ben - the perfect Asian American high school teen - extremely intelligent, a perfectionist, overachiever whose tunnel vision leads to nothing less than graduating at the top of the class and acceptance to the best Ivy League university. Ben lives in an upper... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Parry Shen, Jason J. Tobin, Sung Kang, Roger Fan, John Cho
Director: Justin Lin
Screenwriter: Ernesto M. Foronda, Justin Lin, Fabian Marquez
Producer: Julie Asato, Ernesto M. Foronda, Justin Lin
Composer: Michael J. Gonzales
Screenwriter: Ernesto M. Foronda, Justin Lin, Fabian Marquez
Producer: Julie Asato, Ernesto M. Foronda, Justin Lin
Composer: Michael J. Gonzales
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Spends more time avoiding Asian-American stereotypes than it does making sense of its characters and plot.
06/24/06
Has an optimistic outlook that uses pessimistic results in a manner fitting for a film of such solid morality.
08/22/04
You could have replaced everyone in this movie with the cast of some lily-white show like Dawson's Creek and nobody would notice the difference.
02/21/04
Justin Lin’s biggest accomplishment is providing a stereotype-shattering insiders’ view of the angst and rage of a group of Asian teenagers ...
02/18/04
At times Lin's story slides into crime cliches, but whatever he lacks in plotting he makes up for in style and brute emotional force.
09/06/03
. . .its bolder themes and naked ambition heighten the sense of disappointment towards the film’s end when it fails to deliver on its initial promise.
05/30/03
The picture's relative uniqueness is what intrigues and compels, marking Better Luck Tomorrow as important, if not ultimately entirely successful.
05/14/03
Reviewers seem surprised that a young Asian-American filmmaker has been reading Bret Easton Ellis and watching Quentin Tarantino, when in reality the opposite would be startling...
05/09/03
Those looking for the gangster movie seen in the TV spots will be seriously disappointed.
05/09/03
a fairly provocative look at teenage life, featuring the kinds of multidimensional characters that aren't typically included in movies aimed at the high school crowd.
05/08/03
...a worthy movie, but it shouldn’t be the best one Justin Lin ever makes.
05/05/03
For Asian-Americans, the perception of their culture takes a new turn in “Better Luck Tomorrow”, Director Justin Lin’s wonderful bold new film that is well acted by an amazing ensemble.
05/02/03
Unique, highly entertaining, completely uncompromising and terrifically acted.
05/01/03
Led by a novice cast and director, Better Luck Tomorrow is a fascinating and absorbing look at the self-destructive ambition of high school life.
04/27/03
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