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60 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

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  • Starring: Dante Basco
  • Summary: A young Filipino American's dreams of becoming an animator are in conflict with those of his immigrant father, who is intent on seeing him become a doctor.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. New Times (L.A.)
    Reviewed by: David Ehrenstein
    90
    The cast is uniformly excellent; all involved seem keyed into the subtextual subtleties of a story that, while simple on the surface, is exceedingly rich underneath.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    Illuminating as it is entertaining.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Laura Sinagra
    60
    Has a sweet low-budget quality that sometimes slips into TV-movie schmaltz.

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  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. TriaF.
    10
    This is not just an ordinary Filipino film, but an introduction for the Philippines unity with America's entertainment bounderies. This film brought warmth to American's perspective of the Filipino culture. An excellent example for an average Filipino lifestyle back home. Perfect movie for the family and friends. A UNIVERSAL A++++… Expand
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  2. TriaF.
    10
    This is not just an ordinary Filipino film, but an introduction for the Philippines unity with America's entertainment bounderies. This film brought warmth to American's perspective of the Filipino culture. An excellent example for an average Filipino lifestyle back home. Perfect movie for the family and friends. A UNIVERSAL A++++… Expand
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  3. TriaF.
    10
    This is not just an ordinary Filipino film, but an introduction for the Philippines unity with America's entertainment bounderies. This film brought warmth to American's perspective of the Filipino culture. An excellent example for an average Filipino lifestyle back home. Perfect movie for the family and friends. A UNIVERSAL A++++… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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