| Chan is Missing (USA 1982) (672 words) |
 | Although Chan is Missing owes a clear debt to the detective tradition (Joe Friday, Jim Rockford, even Charlie Chan get name dropped in the film), Wayne Wang isn't a slave to formulaic mystery conventions. |
| The Chinatown of Chan is Missing is not the exotic criminal underworld depicted in many Hollywood films, but is instead simply "home," a place where the Chinese are depicted not as one homogeneous mass, but a community of great complexity and differing viewpoints. |
| Although the truth about Chan Hung remains elusive, my evaluation of the film will not be: Chan is Missing is one film that should not be missed. |
Feeds |
Contact