Red Doors
Polychrome Pictures | Release Date: September 8, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Writer-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. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
A gentle, pleasant film about people you genuinely like. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
Well-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. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
A peppy if uneven charmer with a fetchingly wistful edge. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesJohn Anderson
Following Woody Allen, Ang Lee and any number of sitcoms, Georgia Lee constructs her well-shot, well-written film around three daughters. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Packs five films' worth of drama, crises and revelations into one, and often lapses into sitcom triteness. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
There's enough affection and insight here to make Lee's next movie worth watching for. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Think of Red Doors as a promise, and hope that Georgia Lee keeps it. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJoshua Katzman
Predictable but sincere. Read full review
60
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
A 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. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMelissa Levine
Everything 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. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
This 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. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie Scheib
A 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. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The 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. Read full review
50
PremiereScott Warren
Ma, who portrayed the stone-faced General in the Coen brothers' comedy "The Lady Killers," once again plays his role largely silent. As the despondent Ed, Ma says more with a few facial expressions & twitches than most performers could hope to with a three-page monologue. Read full review
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