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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting .... but for a limited audience, in my opinion, July 28, 2000
A compelling character study -- revolving around the confused relationship between a 17-year-old Memphis student and a slightly older Vietnamese immigrant -- that makes for a fascinating tale of sexual, social and racial differences and injustices. Lincoln (Grey) is a sensously handsome youth who, though having a girlfriend, cruises the city's parks after dark for clandestine sexual encounters with other men. There, and later in a peep show store, he meets Minh, a talkative but very troubled young man and the son of a black American GI father whom he has never met, and a Vietnamese woman. Minh takes a liking to the shy Lincoln and they soon set up a strange, quasi-sexual friendship that quickly results in a boat ride deep down the Mississippi Delta in a modern quasi-Tom and Huck adventure. These two opposites -- Lincoln, the privileged white teen, and Minh, the poor foreigner -- for a bond that inevitably leads to trouble. The film suffers from poor sound, but for adventurous filmgoers, it should not be a disappointment.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Provocative but incomplete, January 12, 2003
This review is from: The Delta (DVD)
The film's twist on the Huckleberry Finn/American West motif is well-done and commendable. Similarly, the burgeoning relationship between the two young men is initially well-dramatized. However, Minh's character lacks development, and potential dramatic use of his disenfranchisemnt (half-black, half-Vietnamese, gay, poor) is unexplored. Minh's character arc lands him the only place he could end up: risking what little he has to avenge his abandonment. Yet we are left wondering the complete reasoning behind his decision, and, in fact, we do not know Minh's name until the movie is almost over. Without due psychological exploration of Minh, the movie's pace is jerky and the film left being somewhat cryptic, which would be to the film's credit if it seemed intentional.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Love Stinks, June 25, 2000
A compelling character study -- revolving around the confused relationship between a 17-year-old Memphis student and a slightly older Vietnamese immigrant -- that makes for a fascinating tale of sexual, social and racial differences and injustices. Lincoln (Grey) is a darkly handsome youth who, though having a girlfriend, cruises the city's parks after dark for furtive sexual encounters with other men. There, and later in a peep show store, he meets Minh, a talkative but somewhat troubled young man and the son of a black GI and a Vietnamese woman. Minh takes a liking to the shy Lincoln and they soon set up a strange, quasi-sexual friendship that quickly results in a boat ride deep down the Mississippi Delta in a modern Tom and Huck adventure. These two opposites -- Lincoln, the privileged white teen, and Minh, the poor foreigner -- form a bond that inevitably leads to trouble... Love stinks!
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