"I tell you the story because I was raised the Chinese way. I was taught to desire nothing, to swallow other people's misery, and to eat my own bitterness. And even though I taught my daughter the opposite, still she came out the same way. Maybe it is because she was born to m... ...( read more )
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?
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!!!
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.
Decent. I liked the book, but this movie didn't make much of an impression on me.
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.
Very touching story about Chinese women in America in relationship to their Chinese-American daughters. I could see what made Amy Tan so popular in the 90s, although I never read the book, even though my Chinese-American mother recommended it.
This film is amazing because even tho the women telling the stories are of Chinese decent, almost every woman can relate to what these women go thru, during this film. I Highly recommend this film.
the relationship between my mother and i evolved ten fold after seeing this movie. i finally realized (now after having my own family) just exactly what my mother is talking about.
I love the history of women told across generations. This was well-told and I still plan on reading the book despite having seen the movie.
This is a really good drama. Not a big star cast but they are perfect choices for their roles in the film. I guess this was a book but I've never read it.
Moments that truly made me laugh and truly made me cry. 8 stories in 1- one is bound to touch your heart and open your eyes.
I love this movie. The story is great. It makes me want to read the book. The point of view relaying the story makes viewers feel like they can relate to the characters.
This movie tells the story of mothers and daughters in a way that will make you weep everytime you watch it. To say that this movie is wonderful, doesn't do it justice.
This movie is spectacular. Yes, it more then likely will make you cry but if you can stay with it till the end you'll be glad you did.
This is a fantastic movie. You learn a lot about another culture and what it is like having to grow up through it.
I recently saw this after a long break and fell in love with it all over again. The casting is perfect. If you haven't had a chance to watch this I encourage you to do so.
It was a different way of telling a story. We see 8 Chinese womans stories trough their memories, they tell us what has happened. I didn't think it was an all interesting movie, but I like to know that I've seen it, I thought it showed some China parts from another perspective.
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I was really surprised how much I liked this movie. It was really well made, awesome cast and story!
I was supposed to take my girlfriend at the time to go see this movie, but she was one of those type of girls that in order to get attention, whenever I would call her to tell her that I was on my way to pick her up, she would always tell me to come right over, but that she could... ...( read more )
i loved this. it was very interesting how every woman had her own story, i loved everything about it. and of course, i cried.
This has been a favorite movie of mine since I was a little girl. Through the years of watching it the sutleties that didn't effect me as a child have really made this story grow and age in my mind. There are a lot of movies that have trouble telling just one persons story but ... ...( read more )
