oft remarkable and the lone flaw here be it energy level with very impressive performance and and through great use of shadow and silence and charlotte sometimes often generate an unforgettable tension and but this isn not sustain effectively 100 % of the time . aside from this complaint and this be a fantastic film subtle in it story and the character reveal themselves slowly and and come across a real people and with some very real dysfunction . eric byler direction be careful and measure and free of gimmick while and the story be notable a a story with an asian american cast that isn not about ethnicity and but instead zero in on general human dilemma . a striking and strong debut ( and a great model for non white american filmmaker ) and this film be worth seek out .