The absolutely delicious Ling Bai plays a sixty-odd year old cook whose dumplings are famous for their regenerative qualities. Bai's performance is memorable and really helps carry the film along. Miriam Yeung Chin Wah stars as the famous television star who craves for her youth and will do anything she can to regain her former looks and rekindle the relationship with her husband, Tony Leung Ka Fai.
This is a very un-Hollywood production and shows the difference that Asian movies bring to the cinema. "Dumplings" is disturbing in its taboo-breaking subject matter and unflinching in its depiction of events. Rather than deliver "Ringu"-style supernatural shocks and surprises, "Dumplings" is a much more reality-based movie with only traces of the magical included. Slow-paced but atmospheric and beautifully produced, this won't be to all tastes.
A strong 7 out of 10. Fans of category III films "The Untold Story" and "There Is A Secret In My Soup" should like this one.
This is a very un-Hollywood production and shows the difference that Asian movies bring to the cinema. "Dumplings" is disturbing in its taboo-breaking subject matter and unflinching in its depiction of events. Rather than deliver "Ringu"-style supernatural shocks and surprises, "Dumplings" is a much more reality-based movie with only traces of the magical included. Slow-paced but atmospheric and beautifully produced, this won't be to all tastes.
A strong 7 out of 10. Fans of category III films "The Untold Story" and "There Is A Secret In My Soup" should like this one.