Powerful

Instant Favorite.

Expected more

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This is a beautiful movie, filled with raw emotion. Everything about it was great: the story of two different families and how they clashed, the historical importance and how it affected them, the directing, the acting---everything. It was very artistic and maybe even experimental but the delivery was perfect. I laughed, I cried, I was excited and heartbroken. In the end, there is a powerful message.

They have no aims. They do nothing. Why anybody should care about nothingdoers?!

I believe Gook should not be overlooked. It is a film that will not leave you cold-hearted no matter what you think of it. It is set in Paramount, 1992 just before and during the riots in South Central, Los Angeles. The storyline is very simple but it never loses momentum or becomes dull. Not many films show what it was like there during those rough times since we so often only see the glamorous side of the city presented to us by the film industry. But not everything was and is always sunny in California.The riots were fueled by the anger of people that the justice system failed. Some might say that there are too many stereotypes presented in the film whereas I think its goal was to depict to what extremes things can go where people find themselves stuck in a place that rarely offers an escape into brighter future and others only see them as lost causes and are left on their own. You can find good and bad people everywhere but unfortunately not everyone are equal which might cloud someone's perception of things.I would recommended it if you are looking for something different, very well acted and gripping. The direction is good and the film works well in black and white. Do not read too many reviews prior to watching it, I think it stays more fresh that way..

A great well put together story with all kinds of emotions from the various actors that are part of it, Chon definitely killed it being director and actor in a movie that holds the spirit of independent film within itself,I enjoyed it very much as I hope others will, all the very best to future projects as I will be looking forward to support it, Asian actors are very typecast in general and this films gives a view in this particular settings as well as those around them that shows the humanity in all.