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Release Date:
24 April 2008 (Singapore) morePlot:
Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win moreNewsDesk:
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The Scottsdale International Film Festival (October 3 - 7) (From Get The Big Picture. 29 September 2008, 4:47 PM, PDT)
Opening This Week (From IFC. 7 April 2008, 6:10 AM, PDT)
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not bad, try again please moreCast
(Credited cast) | Ye Liu | ... | Liu Xing |
 | Meryl Streep | ... | Joanna Silver |
 | Aidan Quinn | ... | Reiser |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Sina Amedson | ... | Selim |
 | Erick Avari | ... | R.K. Gazda |
 | Blair Brown | ... | Hildy |
 | Rob Campbell | ... | Small |
| Dan Christensen | ... | Professor |
| Jeshua De Horta | ... | Student |
 | Joe Grifasi | ... | Colby |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Herb |
| Krystal King | ... | Girl / one night stand |
 | Boris McGiver | ... | Reverend Hollings |
| John Rothman | ... | Rene |
 | Jodi Russell | ... | Claire |
| Taylor Schilling | ... | Jackie |
| Lloyd Suh | ... | Laurence Feng |
| Tisha Vaculin | ... | Waitress |
| He Yu | ... | Wu |
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Rated R for a scene of violence, brief sexual content and language.Parents Guide:
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USA:90 min (Sundance Film Festival)Country:
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Inspired by a true story, the film follows the life of Liu Xing, a Chinese academic studying in America who gets caught up in campus politics. moreFAQ
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I watched this with several friends and it was interesting to see who was surprised by the ending and who wasn't. Let there be no doubt, there is a great subject for a plot here. Forget that its based on a true story because its not - that's just marketing and fodder for pointless forum discussions.
What really hurt this movie were the pointless special effects and overly exaggerated sentimental shots, mostly featuring Meryl Streep, interspersed throughout the movie - typically after a scene where the protagonist experiences success or failure. There are only a handful of these shots and they only last seconds – but they are schmaltzy in an otherwise very believable movie. If you're watching even somewhat closely, they give away the movie very quickly.
I'll bet Shi-Zheng Chen goes on eventually to make a truly great movie. This one is about half way there.