I am not even sure where to begin with this one. Out of all the terrible movies I have ever seen, this one goes to show how bad someone with a camera can do.
For starters, if this film was actually supposed to be realistic, they did a great job of making sure nothing seemed realistic. What happened to the period where Lichi should have been divorcing Adrian? Alternatively, how about her being deported for ending the marriage before a certain year mark? (There are laws in this country about immigration and marriage.) What is worse is that neither of the men did a good job portraying what a man who looks for a "mail-order" bride. Most men are not sexual sadists who abuse their wives; they are lonely men who are looking for companionship. Andrew did a wonderful job of portraying how horrible American men can be. The fact that he didn't even take into consideration what Lichi's culture might have been like before marrying her (much less what she was really like) and then getting mad at her for being the way she was brought up just goes to prove how, dare I say, stupid Americans can be.
I couldn't even give a rating of higher than one; picture quality wasn't all that great, the story was so broken up here and there, acting was terrible, there was an unnecessary amount of drinking and swearing and the plot made no sense. I don't even see what kind of point the people were trying to make here... usually documentaries/mockumentaries have some point or lesson to be taught behind them.
Not to mention, my cable company classified this as a documentary, so until about 20 minutes ago, I thought the whole thing was real... hence my being disturbed through certain scenes (when the men were asking if they could lock doors from the outside, the lack of law enforcement and immigration officials, etc.) I failed to see the importance of this film and regret wasting my time watching it.
For starters, if this film was actually supposed to be realistic, they did a great job of making sure nothing seemed realistic. What happened to the period where Lichi should have been divorcing Adrian? Alternatively, how about her being deported for ending the marriage before a certain year mark? (There are laws in this country about immigration and marriage.) What is worse is that neither of the men did a good job portraying what a man who looks for a "mail-order" bride. Most men are not sexual sadists who abuse their wives; they are lonely men who are looking for companionship. Andrew did a wonderful job of portraying how horrible American men can be. The fact that he didn't even take into consideration what Lichi's culture might have been like before marrying her (much less what she was really like) and then getting mad at her for being the way she was brought up just goes to prove how, dare I say, stupid Americans can be.
I couldn't even give a rating of higher than one; picture quality wasn't all that great, the story was so broken up here and there, acting was terrible, there was an unnecessary amount of drinking and swearing and the plot made no sense. I don't even see what kind of point the people were trying to make here... usually documentaries/mockumentaries have some point or lesson to be taught behind them.
Not to mention, my cable company classified this as a documentary, so until about 20 minutes ago, I thought the whole thing was real... hence my being disturbed through certain scenes (when the men were asking if they could lock doors from the outside, the lack of law enforcement and immigration officials, etc.) I failed to see the importance of this film and regret wasting my time watching it.