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Go Back to China

2019

Anna Akana, Richard Ng, Lynn Chen, Kelly Hu ...

Drama After spoiled rich girl Sasha Li (Anna Akana) blows through half of her trust fund, she is cut off by her father (Richard Ng) and forced to go back to China and work for the family toy business.

	Author	Review
United States	Caryn James The Hollywood Reporter	"A film that offers more clunky, earnest moments than fun (...) 'Go Back to China' is easy to watch, and at times even easier to roll your eyes at."	NEU
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"An unexpectedly sweet coming-of-age comedy (...) [Sasha's] flinty charm keep the film bobbing right along, even as it hits plenty of familiar beats"	POS
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"Predictable but pleasant (...) [It] is an improvement from Ting’s prior narrative feature 'Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong' (...) But it still exerts excess caution in hewing to predictable tonal and storytelling rhythms"	NEU
United States	Joi Childs SlashFilm	"An enjoyable watch. With a simple, but effective, script from Ting, it’s a character-driven film and those characters work."	POS
United States	John Fink The Film Stage	"'Go Back to China' works thanks in part to its likable cast (...) The film progresses predictably with an easy charm even if it’s dragged down by occasionally clunky pacing and sitcom tropes"	NEU

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