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24 April 2008 (Singapore) morePlot:
Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(17 articles)
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Dark Matter Doesn't moreCast
(Credited cast)| Ye Liu | ... | Liu Xing | |
| Meryl Streep | ... | Joanna Silver | |
| Aidan Quinn | ... | Reiser | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sina Amedson | ... | Selim | |
| Erick Avari | ... | R.K. Gazda | |
| Blair Brown | ... | Hildy | |
| Rob Campbell | ... | Small | |
| Dan Christensen | ... | Professor | |
| Jeshua De Horta | ... | Student | |
| Joe Grifasi | ... | Colby | |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Herb | |
| Krystal King | ... | Girl / one night stand | |
| Boris McGiver | ... | Reverend Hollings | |
| John Rothman | ... | Rene | |
| Jodi Russell | ... | Claire | |
| Taylor Schilling | ... | Jackie | |
| Lloyd Suh | ... | Laurence Feng | |
| Tisha Vaculin | ... | Waitress | |
| He Yu | ... | Wu | |
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Rated R for a scene of violence, brief sexual content and language.Parents Guide:
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88 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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The release date was delayed by film bosses because its plot eerily resembled the events of the Virginia Tech massacre, despite being filmed a year before. moreFAQ
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Dark Matter (2006)
Dark Matter Doesn't
I'll be really positive: it's great to see a movie about Chinese students in an American college setting, with the pressures and cross-cultural humor. Much of the dialog is in Mandarin (I think) with subtitles. But this international slant is not enough to make the movie good. What happened to plot, continuity, vision, editing, and oh, don't forget, acting? Even Meryl Streep is just a small time ham in this setting, at ease more with herself than her role.
The plot is a drawn out version of a familiar story: the brilliant kid (played by a very sweet Ye Lui) at college facing obstacles to his/her greatness (as a science wiz). In this case, the obstacles win. Streep is an American who likes Chinese culture, so she shows up to show our main character around. And to do Tai-Chi now and then.
But none of this serious stuff matters. It's really a romantic comedy, alternating between saccharine touchy-feely land and goofy silliness, all of which we've seen before. Director Shi- Zheng Chen's first film might not be his last, so cross your fingers.
The only thing I can think of that motivated this movie is that it was aimed at a cross- over between Chinese and Chinese-American audiences. Who knows, with the rising tides in China's science community, it's growing love of movies, and it's continuing competition with the United States in all things, this kind of easy-to-digest tale might just be a hit there. Could have been, wasn't.
And the ending? Meant to be high drama, it's a total cheap sensationalist and downright ugly out all around. Unless you are really interested in Chinese- American issues, skip this one.