Product Details

• Actors: Jay Wong, James Marks, Sandra Lee (IV), James Quedado, Audrey Finer
• Directors: Todd Wilson
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: TLA Releasing
• DVD Release Date: April 8, 2003
• Run Time: 74 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008AOTW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,561 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

A romantic comedy about a closeted Chinese-American boy in San Francisco who falls in love with his mother's new tenent. Stars Jay Wong, Jmes Marks and Sandra Lee.

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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Romantic Comedy, April 1, 2003

By	david_jon "david_jon" (Glen Cove, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This movie answers the question: What would happen if a closeted gay guy should happen to fall in love with a tenant in his unsuspecting mother's house? This sweet movie, while far from being polished, is still very absorbing.

I began watching this movie somewhat conscious of the fact that this was not a big production. As is the case with many low budget gay films it makes up for in story what it lacks in production value. About 10 minutes into the movie I found myself completely involved in the story and characters.

Jay, a closeted young man, still lives with his mother and grandmother in San Francisco. While there are others who he is out to (his female best friend who his mother is desperately trying to set him up with, and his very out gay best friend who keeps trying to set him up with anything that moves)he keeps his sexuality a secret from his mother who he feels would not approve. That is until the day his mother rents their basement apartment to Robert, an adorable gay guy, and things start to immediately heat up.

Should he risk losing his mother's approval on what could be true love...or risk losing the man of his dreams?

105 of 113 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Low budget, but I loved it, April 22, 2003

By	J. Manzolli - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Okay, first a word of warning: don't go looking for top-notch Hollywood production quality in this movie -- it's nowhere to be found in "Under One Roof". The script needs work; the editing leaves much to be desired; the acting is pretty bad; the music is even worse.

And I loved it.

Despite its technical flaws, I found myself wrapped up in the story pretty quickly, and by the time the end came along, I was grinning from ear to ear. "Under One Roof" may never win any production awards, but the story is solid and there are many great moments during the movie that had me laughing out loud.

As I said earlier, don't look for A-list production quality. It's more like a film class project meets "The Real World" meets public access television meets soft core porn. Let me clarify that I don't say 'porn' because of the full-frontal nudity or the sex scenes -- they are almost always appropriate to the story in context (and the guys are cute!). Plus, I've seen MUCH more explict hetero sex scenes on network TV. I said 'porn' because that's what the acting and music quality reminded me of several times throughout the film.

Despite the weak acting overall, however, there were some very real moments which struck a chord with me. When they happen they really stand out, at least to me.

I gave it four stars and higly recommend it. If you overlook the technical shortcomings and approach it with an open mind, you'll find a touching little love story with quite a few laughs. I'll keep this one in my collection.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not great -- but fun, May 13, 2003

By	Dennis! (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

I can't disagree with others that this wasn't a great movie. It's certainly low-budget, not well directed or edited, and decidedly amateurish. But it's entertaining and fun, and maybe hits a few chords just a little too close to home.

Daniel, the perfect Asian son, lives with his widowed mom and his grandmother in San Francisco, as filial Asian boys tend to be expected to. Also in the vein of the perfect son, he can't come out to his family, and his mom relentlessly keeps trying to set him up with women.

The family rents out the downstairs room, however, and a cute boarder (Robert) shows up to take the place. Sure enough, the two slowly but surely get together....

This movie is not totally about Daniel and Robert's budding romance. Well, it is, but there's more to it than that. The magic of the movie is the family's reaction, Daniel's newfound priorities, and how Robert's unassuming yet formidable role in each. It's the standard stuff the coming-out flicks are made of, but hey, it always manages to tug at the heartstrings, right? We've all been there before, or know someone who has.... or at least we all know how difficult it is to stand up against unreasonable expectations.

So yeah, everything about this DVD just screamed "so-so"... but it's still worth a viewing. Oh, and because this IS a DVD, after all... don't forget to take advantage of the special features, including the Director's Commentary cut. Some interesting tidbits in there.