May 20, 2011
Mark Jenkins, NPR
Angela Sarafayan,
Jesse Garcia,
Dana Delany,
Debi Mazar,
Ling Bai
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Two lost souls find meaning in a world of chaos in this independent drama directed by Alejandro Chomski and adapted from the play by Wendy Hammond. Desperate teen Maggie (Angela Sarafayan) is on the r... read more
DVD Release Date: March 1, 2011
Stats: 8 reviews
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May 19, 2011
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Whatever does work here - mainly a soulful performance by Liu Ye - ultimately gets lost in the excess. Full Review
October 2, 2009
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Set among the mean streets and meaner people of downtown Los Angeles, this laughably clichéd dive into sexual masochism and hardscrabble survival replaces story with outline and characters with place ... Full Review
October 2, 2009
Andrew Barker, Variety
It's tough to find comedy in a dead-serious, skid-row-set film about homelessness, sexual abuse, incest and the exploitation of immigrants, but the misguided A Beautiful Life manages to provide uninte... Full Review
October 2, 2009
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
A Beautiful Life makes little attempt to be credible or original. And the acting is poor. Full Review
October 2, 2009
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
A Beautiful Life is nicely shot and features some appealing actors, and that's about it for the good news. The bad news is that the characters and situations are platitudes and the story is so heavy-h... Full Review
September 29, 2009
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
Scream, smash, slap, cry, repeat. The only respite: fleeting scenes of Debi Mazar as a librarian, rocking a cardigan and reading glasses. Full Review
May 19, 2011
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
The film strains credulity by pushing its characters wildly to and fro with a shamelessly sentimental screenplay. Full Review
May 19, 2011
Michael C. Walsh, Boston Phoenix
Unfortunately, Lau throws in one too many wrinkles, squandering our empathy by forcing us through a long-winded relationship involving betrayal and illness. Full Review
October 5, 2009
Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
An amateurish, contrived drama that's neither captivating, insightful nor engrossing. Full Review
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