- Release Date: 1993
- Runtime: 139 min
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Starring: Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu ... see all
- Director: Wayne Wang
- Plot: Through a series of flashbacks, four young chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China, explore their past. This search will help them understand their... Read more
User Reviews
Not A Soap Opera
Sep 21, 2008
soccerbeen12 - yahoo.com
Sep 21, 2008soccerbeen12 - yahoo.com
I thought this movie would be boring and soap opera-ish when my mom told me about it, but she was right:I loved it. I loved the flashbacks each character had. It was so sad, I almost cried at some parts.... Full review
joy luck club
Sep 15, 2008
chaya - yahoo.com
Sep 15, 2008chaya - yahoo.com
its agret mother daughter movie for all those girls who dont have such great relationships w/ thier mms like me... Full review
joy luck club
Sep 15, 2008
chayastolberg - yahoo.com
Sep 15, 2008chayastolberg - yahoo.com
its agret mother daughter movie for all those girls who dont have such great relationships w/ thier mms like me... Full review
Boring Film hard to follow
Aug 31, 2008
Matthew O - yahoo.com
Aug 31, 2008Matthew O - yahoo.com
The book was awful to read I had to read it for a requirement in College. The movie was worse to watch. The movie didn't make any sense. It was as if they threw scenes together and was hard to follow... Full review
Boring Film hard to follow
Aug 31, 2008
mtthwovermier - yahoo.com
Aug 31, 2008mtthwovermier - yahoo.com
The book was awful to read I had to read it for a requirement in College. The movie was worse to watch. The movie didn't make any sense. It was as if they threw scenes together and was hard to follow... Full review
a misleading movie for chinese culture!
Jul 10, 2008
augie_corgi_doggy - yahoo.com
Jul 10, 2008augie_corgi_doggy - yahoo.com
as a chinese immigrant, i feel this movie has nothing to do with chinese culture. Everything relates to Chinese curlture in this movie is created by Tan's sterotype imagination.... Full review
Joy Luck Club message
Jun 26, 2008
Claudia - yahoo.com
Jun 26, 2008Claudia - yahoo.com
What I love about this story is the generational relationships of grandmother, mother and daughter and family relations i.e. sisters, cousins, in-laws is what is it's about. I was touched by the wisdom of the elders and how relationships were mother/daughter... Full review
Joy Luck Club message
Jun 26, 2008
ckmiller66 - yahoo.com
Jun 26, 2008ckmiller66 - yahoo.com
What I love about this story is the generational relationships of grandmother, mother and daughter and family relations i.e. sisters, cousins, in-laws is what is it's about. I was touched by the wisdom of the elders and how relationships were mother/daughter... Full review
it suckes
Apr 20, 2008
meagz_hale - yahoo.com
Apr 20, 2008meagz_hale - yahoo.com
I did't really like it that much because it was a bit awful I hadto walk out it was that bad I hope your other movies are so awful like this one. I had to pay $8 just to see that... Full review
wanting
Mar 02, 2008
glogg5 - yahoo.com
Mar 02, 2008glogg5 - yahoo.com
Read the book. It is a much deeper description of life as a second generation Asian American. Or, for that matter, life as a second generation American crossing the barriers and rejecting their ancestral values only to find that there is... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jul 06, 2007associatedcontent.com
the characters are all strong and meaningful, each having their own place in the large web of stories that are told as the film unfolds.....portrayed a strong picture of the hardship faced by women in China, compared to the reasonably "safer" upbringing found in America..... ... Full Review
| Oct 22, 2004DVD Town
The movie is fairly realistic when compared to other legends that have been adapted into movies by Disney.
Ming-wa, who did a superb job playing the lead in Buena Vista´s "The Joy Luck Club", gives Mulan a sense of sophistication, playfulness, and gumption.
... Full Review
| Feb 21, 2001Salon
LuLing's adventuresome, tragic story is effortlessly dramatic, perhaps....a much better writer.... ... Full Review
| Oct 01, 1993Deseret News
Loaded with heart, filled with life and completely entertaining, "The Joy Luck Club" is based on Amy Tan's best-seller, directed by Wayne Wang, with a screenplay by Tan and Ronald Bass ("Rain Man").
This rich and fully dimensional ensemble character study also boasts a first-rate cast of entrancing performers.
... Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
The Joy Luck Club " is like a flowering of talent that has been waiting so long to be celebrated.
In a screenplay remarkable for its complexity and force, " The Joy Luck Club " moves effortlessly between past and present, between what was, and how it became what is.
... Full Review
News
20 years of 'Joy'
dispatch.com –
2009-05-17
T he struggles between mothers and daughters. The conflicts between immigrants and their children. The gap between life in rural China and life in mid-20th-century San Francisco. ... Full Article
'Big Read' to have Asian theme
dispatch.com –
2009-03-29
Columbus will celebrate its "Big Read" during the next two months, beginning with an event April 22 on the Ohio Statehouse lawn. The free noon event will celebrate reading and promote Asian culture, mother-daughter bonding, exploration of family history and... ... Full Article
5 Movies You Shouldn't Watch on Mother's Day (Especially Not with Mom!)
associatedcontent.com –
2009-03-17
Writing letters about literature
latimes.com –
2009-01-15
The National Center for the Book in the Library of Congress holds an annual school-based competition, Letters About Literature , in which students write letters to authors. ... Full Article
The Midlothian Public Library, along with several other local libraries, will participate in the Big Read program this winter. The Big Read is an opportunity for local communities to get together to share a common book theme for an extended... ... Full Article



