Better Luck Tomorrow

The movie surprised me...mainly because there are not many movies with prominent asian actors who do not do martial arts/kung fu. This is a great step to eliminating the stereotypical portrayal of Asians and Asian Americans. Besides that, the movie itself was spectacular and I was never bored.

An excellent film that has decent character development, plot, and overall dialogue. The movie has a lot to offer and is quite entertaining to watch.

Highly recommend film. Never got boring. Come on John Cho is the man, you can't deny that.

This is a movie that is unusual in that it has an all Asian-American cast. But more importantly, the story focuses on the characters rather than their ethnicity, which is something to be lauded because it is rare in Hollywood for Asian-American actors to have the opportunity to assume roles other than 1D caricatures. I appreciate this movie for breaking the mold and for it's brave portrayal of characters with questionable morality. This movie is a story about teenagers who are making the wrong choices. The fact that these teenagers are of Asian descent is secondary to the story. This movie is the vanguard for those who believe there should be well-rounded roles for Asian-American actors, as well as other minorities in a predominantly white Hollywood. For far too long, quality roles have been out of the reach of Asian-American actors. The enforced invisibility of Asian-American actors in Hollywood productions is so prevalent that even stories based on Asian people are played by caucasian actors (EX: The movie 21, in which the lead Asian-American of the story was portrayed by a white British man with an iffy grasp of the American accent). I support original movies like "Better Luck Tomorrow" and hope more like it will follow. In time, perhaps, casting directors will no longer be so narrow in their selection of actors and be more willing to give minority actors a chance to be in major movies. The current situation in Hollywood is a dismal case of "the chicken or the egg", where Asian-Americans are reluctant to become actors due to a dearth of quality roles for them while at the same time, casting directors complain there simply aren't enough of experienced Asian-American actors for them to cast.

A tour de force. Unusual characters and well written dialogue, combined with interesting storyline makes for one of the best films in the last decade. See it as soon as you can.

It's awful. Don't watch it.

I thought the movie was quite entertaining and a good look at the pressures of todays younger indviduals (even if it is in a asian subtext) the plot is good and there are quite a few scenes in the movie that are really intense. the ending is a little predictable but all in all i really thought the movie was a stand out amongst most of the other movies in its genre. if your looking for a good engaging movie this is the movie for you

This movie works well as an exploration of the Asian-American Dream story, as well as a study of what happens when good kids turn bad. Exploring race, class and violence, the film is surprisingly well-acted. The ending is a bit over the top, but it's an important film for minorities of any ethnicity.