Riceboy Sleeps
NR
7.7
2023
1 hr 57 min
Drama
Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.
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- Cast：
- Choi Seung-yoon , Ethan Hwang , Dohyun Noel Hwang , Anthony Shim , Hunter Dillon , Jerina Son , Choi Jong-ryul
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Reviews
It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
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It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.
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If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
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It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
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