Ethan Mao
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Metascore
29 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 11 Critics What's this?

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5.7 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Summary: A psychological thriller, a coming-of-age drama, a gay love story, and a
    black comedy, Ethan Mao tells the story of an 18-year-old boy reaching
    the point of no return. (Margin Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 6 out of 11
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Phil Hall
    100
    Provocative and poignant.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    60
    At once a tender love story and a psychological suspense drama that lays bare the acute tensions that threaten to tear apart an upwardly mobile suburban L.A. Chinese American family.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Andrea Gronvall
    30
    "Soppy" doesn't begin to describe this 2004 drama by Quentin Lee.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    30
    By the time we reach the "Butch Cassidy"-inspired climax, any filaments of credibility still clinging to these characters have completely disappeared.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. JeroenC.
    8
    Good story, good cast.
  2. CoM
    8
    Good movie, really enjoyed it. The critics were wrong.
  3. MickJ.
    8
    Well, I reckon the critics are wrong on this one. An enjoyable movie, with a good cast.
  4. LenS.
    7
    Some of the moments were a little adolescent; but, then, so they should be, as this is a movie about adolescents, cut loose from the usual family and social supports, looking for love, even when they don't know always how it's defined or always what it is.… Expand

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