Baby (2007)
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57% of users liked it
(201 ratings)
An East Los Angeles adolescent cements his entry into a life of crime by falling in with the gangsters next door and committing an act of violence that may well define his entire life in director/co-writer (along with Felix Chan) Juwan Chung's unforgiving look at the violent world of inner city… More An East Los Angeles adolescent cements his entry into a life of crime by falling in with the gangsters next door and committing an act of violence that may well define his entire life in director/co-writer (along with Felix Chan) Juwan Chung's unforgiving look at the violent world of inner city Asian American gangs. Eleven year old Baby (David Huynh) has lost his mother, and now he loves alone with his dysfunctional father - a struggling alcoholic. Invited to run with the bad boys next door, Baby falls into a new kind of family when an outburst of violence changes his life forever. One evening, a skirmish breaks out amongst the gangsters, and their "Big Brother" is shot dead by a rival gang member. When Baby pulls the trigger on the gunman, the shooting earns him an extended stay in juvenile hall. Released back onto the streets seven years later, Baby discovers that though the faces have changed, the struggle remains the same. But despite the best efforts of his father, his best friend, and his childhood sweetheart in steering Baby off the violent path of self-destruction, in the end, it is only he can prevent himself from becoming just another statistic. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Juwan Chung
- Written By
- Juwan Chung, Felix Chan
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 16, 2008 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 30, 2008
Critic Reviews
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
An uneasy mix of bloodshed and sentimentality that rarely digs beneath the surface of gang mentality, much less its specific place within Asian American culture.
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Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com
The main problem here is there is no one to root for
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Cast
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David Huynh
as Baby
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Ron Yuan
as Tommy
- Tzi Ma
- Feodor Chin
- Aljarreau Galang
- Dana Lee
- Kenneth Choi
- Linn Ko
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Christina Stacey
as Sammy
- Ryan Andres
- Janet Linn
- Ken Choi
- Kenzo Lee
- Peter Cho
