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‘Rosemead’ Review: Lucy Liu’s Revelatory Turn Is the Reason to See an Otherwise Downbeat Family Drama
In 'Rosemead,' Lucy Liu reinvents herself as an immigrant widow in private turmoil over how best to deal with her son's mental health issues.
Based on an upsetting true story, director Eric Lin ’s “ Rosemead ” focuses on a Chinese single mother who takes drastic measures to deal with her son’s dark impulses, substituting one tragedy for something equally unthinkable. Even more shocking than the film’s outcome is the career-redefining performance given by lead actor Lucy Liu, who explodes the slinky action-figure box that “Charlie’s Angels” and “Kill Bill” built around her, revealing the erstwhile “Ally McBeal” star in a completely different light. The independent drama, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival, was inspired by an eye-opening report in the Los Angeles Times on the treatment (or lack thereof) of mental health in Asian American communities, though most will go into the film uncertain as to where the story is headed.
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