Ethan Mao

Ethan Mao (2004)

  • 36% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 52% of users liked it
    (1,059 ratings)

The product of a dysfunctional family takes unusual revenge on his parents in this drama. Ethan Mao (Jun Hee Lee) is a teenager living in a Los Angeles suburb with his straight-laced father (Raymond Ma), his new stepmother (Julia Nickson), his younger brother (David Tran), and his angry stepbrother… More

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Unrated,
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Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Gay & Lesbian
In Theaters
Nov 1, 2004 Wide
TLA Releasing

Critic Reviews

  • Robert Koehler, Variety

    Messy admixtures of drama and mockery crucially undermine pic's serious message.

  • Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

    It builds tension gradually but surely to an exceptionally strong payoff.

  • Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

    Overly ambitious in its themes and crude in its execution.

  • V.A. Musetto, New York Post

    Awkward dialogue, amateurist acting and uninspired direction.

  • Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

    Even allowing for the burdens of low-budget filmmaking, Ethan Mao is little more than a revenge fantasy for anyone whose parents ever gave him or her a hard time.

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