EAST SIDE SUSHI is a modest film with great intentions, some freshman bumps, and enough predictability to hold it back from greatness. It's a great watch, but gets issue-laden and doesn't find unique solutions for presenting ore resolving them.
Lead actor Diana Elizabeth Torres delivers her role with magnetism and genuineness. She's a promising talent and I hope to see her a lot. Visiting her IMDb page, I noticed IMDb still refers to female actors as "actresses." Time for them to retire that term in the same box as "negro" and "retarded." The scene in which ethnicity of the Asian men in the sushi bar is addressed is probably its best moment. It unravels the real reason our protagonist can't get ahead.
Yutaka Takeuchi possesses a lot of magnetism and never overplays his hand, even though his role isn't written with a great deal of uniqueness. He makes a great leading man, though it would be good to see him liberated from such typical-Asian-male depiction. He's quite dashing and manages to telegraph interest below a simmer.
To its credit, East Side Sushi made me ravenous, with a great desire to try sushi with fresh spicy elements.
Lead actor Diana Elizabeth Torres delivers her role with magnetism and genuineness. She's a promising talent and I hope to see her a lot. Visiting her IMDb page, I noticed IMDb still refers to female actors as "actresses." Time for them to retire that term in the same box as "negro" and "retarded." The scene in which ethnicity of the Asian men in the sushi bar is addressed is probably its best moment. It unravels the real reason our protagonist can't get ahead.
Yutaka Takeuchi possesses a lot of magnetism and never overplays his hand, even though his role isn't written with a great deal of uniqueness. He makes a great leading man, though it would be good to see him liberated from such typical-Asian-male depiction. He's quite dashing and manages to telegraph interest below a simmer.
To its credit, East Side Sushi made me ravenous, with a great desire to try sushi with fresh spicy elements.