piman25
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Without a doubt this film has its' flaws - it is uneven, ranging from near slapstick to near melodrama. There are a few points where the message is delivered in a rather heavy- handed way, but like many things the flaws are minimal compared to the overall product.
The direction is natural, moving the well written story along at a comfortable pace.
Linda Gray does a fantastic job proving what a talented actress she is. Both as a character and an actress she pulls the characters of the film together into a true ensemble.
Each of the featured actors turned in great performances, treating the film the same way they would treat a major Hollywood production. None give a week or halfhearted performance. The characters each play their part in successfully moving the story along.
Stand-outs include Gene Simmons, very believable as the caring, yet not nurturing, father, Lainie Kazan as the yiddish native American, Elliot Gould as the polka loving truck driver, Della Reese as the cantankerous landlord and Cloris Leachman as the pig lady. Olysea Rulin is very sympathetic in the role of Mary.
There is an actress named Kathy Lamkin in the film who is amazing, watch for her.
In short see the movie, you won't regret it.
The direction is natural, moving the well written story along at a comfortable pace.
Linda Gray does a fantastic job proving what a talented actress she is. Both as a character and an actress she pulls the characters of the film together into a true ensemble.
Each of the featured actors turned in great performances, treating the film the same way they would treat a major Hollywood production. None give a week or halfhearted performance. The characters each play their part in successfully moving the story along.
Stand-outs include Gene Simmons, very believable as the caring, yet not nurturing, father, Lainie Kazan as the yiddish native American, Elliot Gould as the polka loving truck driver, Della Reese as the cantankerous landlord and Cloris Leachman as the pig lady. Olysea Rulin is very sympathetic in the role of Mary.
There is an actress named Kathy Lamkin in the film who is amazing, watch for her.
In short see the movie, you won't regret it.
Wow. What a wonderful film. The script is nearly perfect it appears this is the only film written by Minglun Wei,I hope he has more stories in him.
The acting is sublime. Renying Zhou as Doggie was amazing -- very natural talent, and Xu Zhu was a delight - very believable as the jaded old traditionalist.
The soundtrack was very effective, guiding without being overwhelming.
If only more movies like this were made whether in Hollywood or Hong Kong- a family friendly, well acted, well written, well directed, near perfect gem.
The acting is sublime. Renying Zhou as Doggie was amazing -- very natural talent, and Xu Zhu was a delight - very believable as the jaded old traditionalist.
The soundtrack was very effective, guiding without being overwhelming.
If only more movies like this were made whether in Hollywood or Hong Kong- a family friendly, well acted, well written, well directed, near perfect gem.
This is a very enjoyable film. The story was like a Stephen King or Rod Serling tale, that wasn't dumbed down for the kids, which most movies do.
The frights were appropriate and sometimes downright intense, even for adults. However, not too much for my six, eight, ten and twelve year olds who also loved it.
The voice casting was excellent and the motion capture animation worked very well -- none of the unintentional creepiness of Polar Express.
The scripting was very effective -- including homages to the genre and to the producer Zemekis.
When this is released on video/DVD, I will purchase it and watch it many times.
The frights were appropriate and sometimes downright intense, even for adults. However, not too much for my six, eight, ten and twelve year olds who also loved it.
The voice casting was excellent and the motion capture animation worked very well -- none of the unintentional creepiness of Polar Express.
The scripting was very effective -- including homages to the genre and to the producer Zemekis.
When this is released on video/DVD, I will purchase it and watch it many times.