Better Luck Tomorrow

A group of unlikely high school students take up crime as an extracurricular activity in this independent drama. Ben (Parry Shen) is a 16-year-old high school student who is the living embodiment of the stereotypical Asian overachiever. Ben obsessively studies even though he gets straight A's, takes ...more

Justin Lin's independent feature about a group of good kids gone bad caused a stir at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, where at least one audience member objected to its depiction of Asian-Americans. The incident may have gone unnoticed except that Roger Ebert was inspired to defend the film both at the screening and in his column, giving it enough attention to ultimately land Lin a distribution deal with MTV Films. Lin is certainly a talented director, drawing fine performances from his young ...more