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Ethan Mao (2005)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:4

Rotten:7

Average Rating:3.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Resorting to a life of hustling after his parents find a pornographic gay magazine in his room and kick him out, Ethan Mao quickly learns how to survive on the streets. Popular with older men... Resorting to a life of hustling after his parents find a pornographic gay magazine in his room and kick him out, Ethan Mao quickly learns how to survive on the streets. Popular with older men craving some young Asian loving, Ethan also forges a strong bond with Remigio, an attractive pimp of sorts who gets Ethan acquainted with drugs and other illegal activities. After learning that Ethan's family is away for the holidays, the two young men go to Ethan's former home to retrieve his belongings. But what starts out as a simple mission becomes a highly complicated mental, emotional, and physical struggle when Ethan's father shows up and a hostage situation ensues. [More]

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Even allowing for the burdens of low-budget filmmaking, Ethan Mao is little more than a revenge fantasy for anyone whose parents ever gave him or her a hard time.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
06/16/05
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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Nobody onscreen seems to realize that this deadeningly self-serious treatment of family dysfunction is so overwrought that it becomes a spot-on satire of low-budget ineptitude.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
08/11/05
Tim Grierson
Tim Grierson
L.A. Weekly

Excellent drama, via Quentin Lee.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
03/31/05
Phil Hall
Phil Hall
Film Threat

Messy admixtures of drama and mockery crucially undermine pic's serious message.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/11/05
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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It'd be unfair to reveal whether Ethan's prayers go answered, but viewers can take comfort in knowing that their own prayers will be: Yes, this movie, eventually, comes to an end.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
04/08/05
John McMurtrie
John McMurtrie
San Francisco Chronicle
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Awkward dialogue, amateurist acting and uninspired direction.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
06/17/05
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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Overly ambitious in its themes and crude in its execution.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
07/15/05
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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An exhausting exercise in genre mixing.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
06/14/05
R. Emmet Sweeney
R. Emmet Sweeney
Village Voice
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It builds tension gradually but surely to an exceptionally strong payoff.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
08/11/05
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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For a low-budget indie with no special effects, Ethan Mao is a treat to look at.

Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
04/08/05
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

acting, directing, and production are all B to C level

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/26/05
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
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08/16/07
Dave Calhoun
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06/16/05
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