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I wanted to but couldn't!

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

The story of The Wedding Banquet (1993) is an engaging cross-cultural movie about Wai-Tung, his five year secret lover Simon, and the demands of marriage placed on Wai-Tung by his parents. In the typical "living a lie" plot device fashion, Wai-Tung stages some larger than life lies by marrying one of his tenants, Wei-Wei, who just happens to be in need a of a green card. By arranging this whirlwind marriage, Wai-Tung hopes to avoid being set up by his parents, but ends up making matters worse through his web of lies. His father's ailing health factor's into the difficulty of the situation as he fears that news of his true identity would be his father's end. The lie perpetuates, things get sticky through this dramedy romance. I enjoyed this film as it exemplified the Asian American cross cultural lifestyle. The writers were Ang Lee, Neil Pang, and James Shamus. The strengths in the writing are that the film was tasteful and respectful and still managed to be comedic. The film was directed by Ang Lee and one of its greatest strengths is that it was a $750,000 film that looked like it had a larger budget. There was nothing terribly fancy about the editing, it had a very natural feel to it. The cinematography was the only thing that I felt could have been improved in this film. There were many parts of the film where the lighting was scant or not really well adjusted in post. All in all, I enjoyed the film and would recommend it to a friend.

If you have been reading my reviews, you will probably know that normally a movie like "The Wedding Banquet" is not my normal cup of tea. But I sat down today to watch it after my Taiwanese girlfriend suggested that I give it a look. And I am very glad that I did. It was a comedy that was a refreshing change after seeing so many strident and in-your-face comedies from Hollywood. The tone here is much more laid back and gentle, and this easygoing attitude helps to make the movie captivating. The characters are much more realistic, and practically every character who makes an appearance is sympathetic and relatable, no matter what your ethnicity or sexual preference might be. As for the humor, it always has a ring of real life to it, and while you may not laugh out loud most of the time, the humor will give you a big smile on your face. This movie is a real sleeper, and I highly recommend you seek it out.

This wonderful work talks more about family than gay-life. it can be separated into 2 parts .the preceding one is full of humor and unrolls the story calmly but not laggardly ,and the latter one would make you heart heavy but without losing hope. Western people maybe can not experience the impotent rejection of young Chinese toward the tumultuous Chinese wedding customs, or understand how devout the filial piety stands in the spirits of every Chinese people. maybe only Chinese can know why Mrs. GAO burst into tears when she heard the engine roaring of the car carrying her son and pregnant daughter-in-law, and why Mr. GAO gave a red-paper-pack of money as a birthday gift to "his another son" Simon after attacked by apoplexy which cause by knowing his son a gay man, and still asked Simon to assist himself in pretending unaware of anything.It's a fabulous movie that makes me watch it again and again and again. when I was still a childlike teenager, I thought Ang Lee's movies were all so boring that i fell in asleep every time. And when I grown a little up and more sensitive but still childish, I found all his films so amazing that I can't help holding tears in my eyes at that moment.

I loved this film - have seen it twice. I totally disagree with one of the messages that it was unsympathetic to the gay community. I think it portrays the gay person as a complete person, with the difficult challenges but also the comical madness a person who lives a 'minority' lifestyle (gay and in an cross cultural and racial relationship). I didn't think the comedic qualities of the film trivialise the magnitude of the issues.I thought Mitchell Lichtenstein was very likable and I thought the challenges of the role in a Taiwanese set-up must have been very significant. The second time I watched the film, I tried seeing things from Simon's (Mitchell's character) perspective and found it a most profound experience.Ang Lee at his best.