Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sharon Omi | ... | Emma | |
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Edward Chen | ... | Elliot (as Teddy Chen Culver) |
Nicole Sullivan | ... | Maureen | |
Aidan Bristow | ... | Ian | |
George Takei | ... | George | |
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Jamila Alina | ... | Jenny |
Ken Narasaki | ... | Ray | |
Burt Grinstead | ... | Austin | |
Scott Keiji Takeda | ... | James | |
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Sam Gibney | ... | Band Lead Singer |
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Chris Moseman | ... | Guitarist |
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Carlos Naranjo | ... | Guitarist / Bar Patron |
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Art Andranikyan | ... | Drummer / Bar Patron (as Arthur Andranikyan) |
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Lucia F. Quezada | ... | Baking Class Teacher |
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Ben Van Cleave | ... | Baking Class Student |
Emma only knows one way how to add spice to her life... by squirting it from a bottle of hot sauce. The rest of her life is cushy but bland: scrambled egg whites, decaffeinated coffee and her husband, Ray. She's had enough and runs away from home. Her estranged son, Elliot, finds her lurking outside his restaurant with suitcase in hand. They try to start over again as mother and son in this odd-couple living situation, but she's old-fashioned, and he's gay. Between them are years of awkward moments and unspoken tensions. Feeling lonely, Emma accidentally befriends the lady next door who's so eccentric that Emma's way over her head. Meanwhile, a passionate encounter with a man in a bar turns Elliot's fear of commitment on its head. With dumplings, dessert, whiskey, and even Ecstasy in front of them, will they give in to their indulgences? And can mother and son reconcile while struggling to discover their own appetites for life? Written by Au Films
This movie was really bad. Not the worst movie I'd ever seen, but a waste of time nonetheless and infuriating to watch. Here are the reasons I hated it: - Acting. Some of the most inexpressive faces and bodies ever seen on the silver screen. No believability to the characters. You really felt they were "only pretending". The best actor of the group, to me, was the character Maureen. - Dialogue. I think a high school student could have written the dialogue. - Cinematography. Completely uninteresting way to film a movie. The angles and shots felt like they were taken by any random person simply holding up a video camera. - Predictable storyline. Slow pacing of movie. Overall, thoroughly unenjoyable to me - I also find the existing 8.3 rating on IMDb highly, highly suspect.