The Joy Luck Club

its agret mother daughter movie for all those girls who dont have such great relationships w/ thier mms like me... Full review

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

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

Yes, I'll admit it I cried like a baby but with good cause. This movie was sad, but in a good way. The cast played their parts perfectly and I loved this movie through and through. Worth owning and renting.... Full review

The Joy Luck Club provides an excellent insight into the lives and dreams of four mothers and their daughters. The cleavely written and acted scenes show the mothers and daughters change over time and stay very similar. An interesting look into... Full review

I think I feared seeing "The Joy Luck Club" because it just screamed chick flick all over the cover, but my mother kept insisting it was an excellent film that anyone could really enjoy. So, I let my guards down... Full review

It was truly a story to make you think of relationships between a mother and a daughter. The acting and screenplay were true to the key points of the book. This is definately one of my favorite movies just because I... Full review

One of the best films of the 90's, I think. This would have been my favorite film of 1993, if not for Schindler's List.Although I saw the movie first and then read the book, this is one of the few... Full review

I thought this movie was really good. The actors did a wonderful job of portarying their characters. It shows an excellent insight into the lives and dreams of four mothers and their daughters in China. I think it give people a... Full review

I cannot praise this movie enough. It leaves me walking away feeling empowered! I had a very close relationship with my mother and after she passed this movie helped me with my grief. It is more than a "chick flick"... Full review

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

For that alone, the movie is valuable. Its quite a movie: a character story that thrives on an enthralling narrative, universal emotions, and little else. Amy Tan -- she wrote the book -- and co-writer Ronald Bass, their dialogue feels natural. ... Full Review

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

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

From Hollywood to Hanoi introduces a promising new filmmaker with powerful subject matter. Billed as the first American film about Vietnam actually shot in that country, the footage is, indeed, quite remarkable. ... Full Review

W ayne Wang's "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers," like author Yiyun Li's acclaimed collection of stories on which it is based, takes its title from an ancient Chinese saying about how long it takes a father and daughter to... ... Full Article

The San Diego Asian Film Festival celebrates its seventh year at the Mission Valley UltraStar Cinema at Hazard Center, OCTOBER 12 -19, 2006. During San Diego's largest Pan Asian cultural event, an estimated 15,000 attendees will experience over 130 short... ... Full Article

Bowman, James."The Joy Luck Club. (movie reviews)" American Spectator v26, n11 (Nov, 1993):70.Denby, David."The Joy Luck Club. (movie reviews)" New York v26, n37 (Sept 20, 1993):64 (2 pages). ... Full Article

You may think you're being pulled into a different world in "The Joy Luck Club." But this saga about Chinese mothers and their American-born daughters is really your story. An interwoven narrative stretching over 30 years, it traces the painful, ... Full Article

The syrupy light pouring down on Wayne Wang's "The Joy Luck Club" is so luxurious that even the lowliest peasant looks model-chic. Based on Amy Tan's sprawling tale of loss and perseverance among a small group of immigrant Chinese women ... Full Article