Xiaoming is dumped by his girlfriend. He hastily joins a package tour called “Hollywood Adventures” as the quickest means of going to L.A. to get her back. On the flight, he’s saddled with fellow tour member Dawei, a film buff who wears him out with his encyclopedic knowledge. Upon landing, Xiaoming is detained at customs and narrowly escapes unendurable probing thanks to tour guide Weiwei, who manages to dupe federal officers with a bluff so implausible it couldn’t fool a 3-year-old. This marks the first of a succession of blanket representations of Americans as racist, thuggish, loud-mouthed, pea-brained egomaniacs, while the Chinese leads are indulgently portrayed as innocents with hearts of gold, a choice that’s sure to alienate more objective audiences.
21 February 1985, Olivia, Minnesota, USA
13 May 1973, Oakville, Missouri, USA
20 October 1981, Williston, North Dakota, USA
22 July 1979, Elk Grove, Illinois, USA
3 February 1979, Fushun, Liaoning Province, China
8 April 1972, Gainesville, Georgia, USA
8 April 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 July 1969, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17 August 1972, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
5 November 1958, Marietta, Georgia, USA
8 July 1982, Alameda County, California, USA
24 March 1982, Cuero, Texas, USA
12 March 1976, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China
June 29, 2015
The catchphrase "In Hollywood, nothing is impossible" is repeated so many times that it begins to sound like an excuse for the film's farfetched plotting and inconsistent human behavior.
July 09, 2015
A madcap adventure that is quite a ride.
