"Thoroughly engaging and rich in humor . . . "a cross between "Blue Velvet" and "Tampopo."
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"Thoroughly engaging and rich in humor . . . "a cross between "Blue Velvet" and "Tampopo." |
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| --17th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival-- | ||
| "A crafty narrative, told with a high level of dignity, and some nice performances (Sab Shimono, Tamlyn Tomita)." | ||
| --The Marin Independent Journal-- | ||
| "With a nostalgic air, Life Tastes Good expands convention to create a fresh portrait of a man's attempt at reconciliation and love within a world both familiar and bizarre. Haunting images,moving relations and wildly funny situations are expertly blended into adelectable cinematic experience" | ||
| --Trevor Groth, Sundance Film Festival-- | ||
| "In a word, the movie is original. In another word,it's entertaining." | ||
| --In Theatre Magazine-- | ||
| .."Sexy, smart and bound to give you an appetite for exotic things"... ..."this is one Delicious feast of a film." | ||
| -- Seattle Gay News -- | |
| ..."LIFE TASTES GOOD transcends the bounds of its noirish leanings by effortlessly blending in deadpan comedy and familial pathos, resulting in a richly textured cinematic souffle. As a model for asserting the "all Americanness" of US-born Asians, it rightfully smashes the limiting conventions promoted by Hollywood stereotypes." | |
| -- Seattle International Film Festival -- | |