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Mar 7, 2018 · Yellow Fever: Directed by Kat Moon. With Scott Patterson, Jenna Ushkowitz, Nahanni Johnstone, Michael Lowry. Asia Bradford was adopted from Korea by white people. She knows she's yellow. So stop asking her where she's "from" from.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Kat Moon
- 2018-03-07
- Identity Crises
- Moments of Complexity
- Subversion in Stereotypes?
Yellow Fever’s best moment occurs within these opening ten minutes, with a mistaken identity gag: after ordering a hot dog from a Central Park vendor, Asia looks down to add condiments just as a woman with a thick Australian accent arrives to order the same. When the vendor asks the woman, “Where are you from?” an infuriated Asia snaps, “Just becau...
Asia gets a little more attention as part of John’s story, but even here the movie subordinates her arc to his. Moon writes John as a standard sad white guy character, looking forlorn and disheveled as he deals with both a recent divorce and a death in the family, but Patterson does bring depth and charm to the role. More importantly, he has good c...
The conflict continues, until the film reaches its allotted running time and is solved with a simple conversation. The characters gather in a room and explain themselves, instantly erasing the obstacles they faced. Asia’s identity crisis closes in an equally perfunctory manner, which only frustrates the viewer who hoped to watch her develop a new s...
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After a Korean girl is adopted by eccentric Americans, she distances herself from her Asian identity while struggling to find her own place in the world.
- Comedy, Drama
- Jenna Ushkowitz
- Kat Moon
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Yellow Fever (2017) - The A.V. Club. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. Film Movie Reviews Yellow Fever — 2017. Yellow Fever. 2017. 1h 25m. Comedy/Drama....
A chance encounter with his new Chinese neighbor, Jai Ming, turns Monty's Vivienne Westwood wardrobe upside down. A modern comedy with a dash of camp and glamour, Yellow Fever is an offbeat and witty portrayal of gay Chinese subculture in a European-dominated society.
