Fresh
A enerally absorbing look at a slice of society normally taken for granted, both in life and onscreen.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Better Luck Tomorrow
Never underestimate an overachiever.
2002 · 1h 41m · R
Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Justin Lin
Overview
A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
If this is what Lin can do for the Hollywood equivalent of pocket change, we can't wait to see what's possible when he has an actual budget at his disposal.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
MTV (which bought this movie out of Sundance) believes the target audience to be high school and college students. I would argue that it's anyone in search of a well-made, thought-provoking motion picture.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Better Luck Tomorrow, a corrosive, insightful study of the pressure-packed lives of suburban high school students, brings a new variant to gangster movies: gangsters with perfect SAT scores.
Ben Nuckols, Associated Press
Fresh
Better Luck Tomorrow breathes new life into a familiar story: coming of age in high school.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
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