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Noodle (2007)
A Beautiful Film - well worth your time
I came across this on Netflix and was intrigued, having never heard of the film before. I decided to give it a chance without even bothering to look at a rating or reviews. I really enjoyed the acting and writing, which is top notch for keeping you involved and interested, as the various back-stories of the intertwined characters is slowly revealed. There is a nice combination of light comedy, drama and adventure, mixed with relationships, grief, and more, that doesn't seem to follow any specific genre template. As the characters move towards solving their own deep issues, the story arch of re-uniting a lost child with his mother has universal appeal.
You People (2023)
Finally a film for masochists
This was truly painful to watch. The writing and acting is excruciatingly bad. If this is what Hollywood has to offer these days, we should all really start learning Chinese. I understand that this is supposed to be a parody on stereotypical cultures, but it isn't funny and is certainly isn't entertaining. Maybe this has some value for west coast liberals whose entire existence is around how they and their friends think about race relations, but for the rest of the non-mentally-challenged world, this film is pure garbage. There are several fine actors (Murphy, Dreyfus, etc..) in the film with several cameos from hollywood has-been's, but that doesn't compensate for the gutter drivel we are expected to watch from this group.