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White Frog
- Director: Quentin Lee
- Writer: Ellie Wen; Fabienne Wen
- Producer: David Henry Hwang; Kevin Iwashina
CGiii Comment
A pretty face does not necessarily mean a talented actor - as is the case with BooBoo, his dopey portrayal of a boy with Aspbergers is...one-dimensional, irritating and - yes - dopey.
Quentin Lee, a point-and-shoot 'director' refuses to evolve and has clear difficulty extracting passable performances from his actors...his decisions are not only patronising but thinly camouflaged...a psychotic psychiatrist spouting Christian doctrine (to a boy with Aspbergers!), that Christian song!!!
Rich, teen boys (apart from the poor one) in a (massive) mansion, each representing a different ethnic group with wads of cash, play poker and, no surprises here, the Aspbergers kid cleans up - after an initial hiccup.
That's the first 30 minutes...alas, the agony continues, increasing exponentially - amid all the preaching, box ticking and retching sentimentality...the 'gay' revelation is about as revelatory as yesterday's news...
A total car crash...by the end, with that speech, your screen will be the victim of profuse projectile vomit.
Agony has never lasted so long...nor, been so painful.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Younger brother Nick (Booboo Stewart), who has Asperger's syndrome, struggles to cope and understand after the death of his brother Chaz (Harry Shum Jr.). His parents are in denial about several things, and are not communicating or dealing well with the loss, but then Chaz's best friend, Randy, decides to become a mentor to Nick.
Cast & Characters
Kelly Hu as May Chung;
BooBoo Stewart as Nick Young;
Tyler Posey as Doug;
Talulah Riley as Ms. Lee;
Harry Shum Jr. as Chaz Young;
BD Wong as Oliver Young;
Gregg Sulkin as Randy Goldman;
Joan Chen as Irene Young;
Amy Hill as Dr. King;
Manish Dayal as Ajit