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• Bruce B

  
  A very long movie about 4 Chinese Women, one who is dead and the other 3 who were best friends, also stories about each one's daughters telling of events in there lives and there daughters. It's enjoyable and interesting. 4 Stars

• Alice S

  
  Brilliant ensemble cast with seamless representation of intertwining stories. I know that as a Chinese-American, I should find these stories identifiable - and I do to some extent - but I also think they end melodramatically for a happy effect. I don't share the same catharsis.

• Candy R

  
  Based on the novel by Amy Tan, about four elderly Chinese women who left China for America and their relationships with their American born daughters. Each relationship is strained because of the hardships that each mother had endured. How come Andrew McCarthy never ages?

• Nani V

  
  This is a great film that takes you into the lives of these women. Each story is different. I love it!!! Mothers and daughters...watch it together!!!

• Curtis L

  
  I will admit to seeing this movie in the name of "my 1000th review". This movie is about a bunch of Asian chicks that have bad relationships with everything. Not terrible though.

• Jennifer X

  
  doesn't even compare to the novel but ming-na does her best. and this movie just reaffirms my love for waverly JONG.

• Drew S

  
  Decent. I liked the book, but this movie didn't make much of an impression on me.

• Leigh R

  
  Great movie.

• Chihoe H

  
  The film boasts quite an ensemble yet the performances failed to translate onscreen. What works in its favour are Rachel Portmanâ(TM)s work on the score and the narrative from Amy Tanâ(TM)s novel. These small vignettes come from the perspectives of four mothers and their respective… More
  The film boasts quite an ensemble yet the performances failed to translate onscreen. What works in its favour are Rachel Portmanâ(TM)s work on the score and the narrative from Amy Tanâ(TM)s novel. These small vignettes come from the perspectives of four mothers and their respective daughters, focusing on family ties, tradition, the hardships of an older generation, and the expectations of a new one.

• Brian R

  
  Four older women, all Asian immigrants living in San Francisco, meet regularly to play mahjong, eat, and tell stories. Each of these women has an adult Asian-American daughter. The film reveals the hidden pasts of the older women and their daughter's lives shaped by the clash of… More
  Four older women, all Asian immigrants living in San Francisco, meet regularly to play mahjong, eat, and tell stories. Each of these women has an adult Asian-American daughter. The film reveals the hidden pasts of the older women and their daughter's lives shaped by the clash of Chinese and American cultures as they strive to understand their family bonds and one another. Not sure what to say except that this picture moved me in a lot of ways. I noticed the family get togethers that is identical to how real family get togethers is like, how old friends visit each other once a week to play a game and tell stories from the past, how each character goes through pain and loss and how that painful chapter is passed on to their daughters in the future. The film isn't all pain in sorrow more about memory. The women portrayed in "The Joy Luck Club" find their peace and redemption and in a way, it is a personal triumph. The characters who struck me the most was between Waverly (Tamlyn Tomita) and her mother Lindo (Tsai Chin) I am not Asian nor female but as I was watching the film, I could have sworn those two actresses portrayed acurately how me and my mother would act in real life and the differences we have which made me gasp and laugh altogether. Tomita and Chin have a chemistry so uncanny, so real, and so belivable that I didn't want their scenes to end. There is more to the film and the third act really takes one's breath away imo. This is a highly recommended picture everyone should get a chance to see this. TJLC has an Asian cast (In the film, we see some Asians marry whites) but I believe everyone of all races can accept this picture and relate to it more ways then one. This is one of the two films I have seen by Wayne Wang. The other one being "The Center Of The World". A film like "The Joy Luck Club" reminds of why I go to the cinema...To learn more about people and to hopefully remember and grow to admire the same characters for future viewings.

• Jared H

  
  A touching and fascinating assortment of family tales. I read the book in high school and thought it was boring, but watching it now, I realize the value of the stories and how they portray how new generations conflict with such deeply rooted traditions and cultures. It would make a… More
  A touching and fascinating assortment of family tales. I read the book in high school and thought it was boring, but watching it now, I realize the value of the stories and how they portray how new generations conflict with such deeply rooted traditions and cultures. It would make a good triple 'minority' feature with "Soul Food" and "Mi Familia" lol.

• Sunil J

  
  Some really dark moments but pretty faithful to the book.

• Donna D

  
  One of my favorite movies. Joy Luck Club is based on the stories of 4 women that have each different tales on their lives in China before coming to America. Wonderful characters and the actresses were amazing.

• Ira Z

  
  Great movie. The cast does a superb job of shouldering the film through-out the story. Not only that, great story pacing through numerous time periods turns the movie into a success. I'll even go as far as to call this movie a classic

• Leo L

  
  One of the greatest film of all time!

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