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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumWriter-director Georgia Lee never leaves any doubt that the bonds of ethnic family devotion are a charm against any woe more serious than an engagement to the wrong white guy.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenWell-told and charming, debuting writer-helmer Georgia Lee's comedy-drama Red Doors is big on heart but never sappy. Without overdoing the quirk factor or the melodrama, Lee shows a sure feel for family dynamics, and her light touch brings out the best in the ensemble's lovely, understated performances.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghPacks five films' worth of drama, crises and revelations into one, and often lapses into sitcom triteness.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThere's enough affection and insight here to make Lee's next movie worth watching for.
- 60Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderPredictable but sincere.
- 60Film ThreatPete Vonder HaarFilm ThreatPete Vonder HaarA film about a family billed as "bizarrely dysfunctional" – is a pleasant enough experience. However, it probably could have used a little more of the bizarre or dysfunctional to spice things up.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceEverything you'd expect from a frosh-indie effort: stilted dialogue, oversimplified relationships, sitcommy goofiness, and cringe-inducing romances. And yet Red Doors is so well-meaning, with such obvious affection for its characters, that it pleases nonetheless.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThis agreeable, lightweight movie, written and directed by Georgia Lee, turns the malaises of a suburban family into bittersweet farce that teeters between cheeky humor and surface pathos.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibA lightly feminist, good-naturedly comic sketch of a Chinese-American family in crisis. But despite pic's earnestness and obvious good intentions, narrative elements, carefully set forth though they may be, fall back on overfamiliar, underdeveloped tropes.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe script falls victim to the stereotypes and clichés so often found in movies about Asian-American families. Still, Lee shows talent, although it might take a feature or two before she finds her own voice.