Don't ask. Go and see it, because you've never seen a movie quite like this one. It is a fantasy/comedy, but at times that is reversed. I will now make an attempt at a review.
The middle-aged owner of a failing Chinese laundry is being audited by the IRS, her lesbian daughter brings her 'friend' home for a visit, her infantile husband is of marginal help and her father is senile. On a visit to the IRS her husband reveals himself as an alien who can show her how marvelous her life would have been in other galaxies, to which he gives her access.
Sound confusing? Just go and see it. It is extremely entertaining, and I'm going to see it again to fill in the considerable number of incoherent spots I still have. Oscar noms for Best Actress (are they still called that?) Michelle Yeoh and for Editing and Special Effects.
P. S. The hole in the bagel represents the way to inner peace. (Don't ask).
7******* Website no longer prints my star rating.
The middle-aged owner of a failing Chinese laundry is being audited by the IRS, her lesbian daughter brings her 'friend' home for a visit, her infantile husband is of marginal help and her father is senile. On a visit to the IRS her husband reveals himself as an alien who can show her how marvelous her life would have been in other galaxies, to which he gives her access.
Sound confusing? Just go and see it. It is extremely entertaining, and I'm going to see it again to fill in the considerable number of incoherent spots I still have. Oscar noms for Best Actress (are they still called that?) Michelle Yeoh and for Editing and Special Effects.
P. S. The hole in the bagel represents the way to inner peace. (Don't ask).
7******* Website no longer prints my star rating.