Eat a Bowl of Tea Reviews

A rarity in that we have an American made Chinese film that isn't based on Triad violence.A breath of fresh air it is.Young man and woman romance each other in America. Said couple is Chinese. They wish to stick to... Read more

First of all, I certainly agree with review "blueghost" who notes this movie is NOT a comedy. That is very true. For me it was almost entire a melodrama with a few smiles here and there. It's a very non-offensive... Read more

This film shows what many other films have avoided, the effects of chines immigration after the second world war, It covers three generations, encompassing separated families, newly joined families and the effect that being Chinese still has on newly adopted... Read more

This is not a great movie, but is still quite good. The story involves Chinese men who suddenly have the chance to marry. Up until then, US immigration quotas separated families in an effort to limit an influx of the... Read more

We selected this film on the merits of the many famous HK actors involved, so I didn't notice its labeling as a 'comedy' until we got it home. True, it has comedic moments, but so does the Bourne Identity.The review... Read more

the story of Chinese in north america is one of early struggle, setback and final triumph. and so it goes with this film.spoilers !a young chinese man caught between the old ways and the new is given the opportunity of... Read more

I remember seeing portions of this film shot at the now defunct and torn down San Francisco Studios. It was an interesting project that was one of many independent films being funded and shot at the time. My one anecdotal... Read more

American Chinese males (the wives were left behind because that's the way the yanks wanted it), have it tough before, during and just after the silly second world war. This story picks up just after that war when our hero... Read more

in the times that every time you see new york now; woody Allen, Pollokaville, there are always scenes of the trade towers that are no longer with us, but although this film is situated in New Yoik, there are no... Read more