The Princess of Nebraska

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Claudio C @Claudio666 Jul 13 The Princess of Nebraska (2007) Pointless, Boring, Uninteresting (12,565 – 22 Feb 2012 / 13 Jul 2026 – Claudio Carvalho) The pregnant Sasha (Li Ling) travels from Nebraska to San Francisco, California, expecting to sell her baby and she meets her gay friend Boshen (Brian Danforth), who had been the lover of the musician Yang that got Sasha pregnant in Beijing. Sasha befriends the party girl X (Pamelyn Chee) that invites her to attend a party with old men. It is hard to write a summary of the pointless, boring and uninteresting "The Princess of Nebraska" (2007) since there is no storyline, just a complete mess with an unpleasant character. There is no continuity between the scenes, and the few dialogs are very poor. Can any viewer explain the senseless conclusion? My vote is two. Title (Brazil): "A Princesa de Nebraska" ("The Princess of Nebraska") See more 04/05/2014 This is the seventh film I've seen by Wayne Wang, and it's honestly probably his worst (either this or Maid in Manhattan - they're bad in different ways). It's got the veneer of a gritty, realistic indie film and all the unassuming minimalism that comes with that, but honestly not much else. The story follows a young pregnant Chinese woman (Ling Li) who comes to San Francisco to possible get an abortion. While there, she stays with the white male ex-lover of the (apparently bisexual) Chinese man who got her pregnant. She meets a prostitute, and they hang out for a while. That's kind of it. The movie doesn't have much of a plot, which isn't necessarily a problem, except it doesn't have much of anything else either. The acting is awkward and honestly kind of amateurish at points. The cinematography is often handheld and in extreme closeup, but for no discernible reason. There are shots taken from the main character's 2007 cellphone, which are different but don't really add much. Even the sound mixing is bad sometimes. The film never resolves its one mildly interesting plot question, and ends on a hollow, pretentious non-ending that really did not land for me. Wayne Wang's filmography is all over the place - in terms of style, budget, subject matter, and quality - but of all his varied films I've seen so far, this one does seem to have the least to offer. See more 05/24/2012 IC this with 'come together' or i'in the mood for love' See more 09/13/2010 Wayne Wang's artsy, in your face statement about the youth of 'New China' based on a story by Yiyun Li. See more 01/28/2010 Slow and short. What means no story. The effort to create an aura of miscommunication and reflection ended up in boring scenes. See more 08/05/2009 Roku box. Good looking movie with an interested story and characters, but I gotta warn you that the director really enjoys lingering on a shots, so don't start this when you're at all sleeply. See more Read all reviews

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