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Our take
Audrey, Lolo, Kat, and Deadeye care about each other, but their road trip is packed with f-words, cocaine gags, and explicit talk about virginity, orgasms, and body parts. A basketball-court stunt involves drawing male genitals on a face, and banter about race is played for shock then corrected in dialogue. We land at 17 because the sexual humour and drug references are relentless and adult
Uplifting themes
Friendship, owning your story, and pride in Asian identity win out after the chaos. The message sits inside raunchy packaging The leads learn to tell hard truths and defend each other. They also lie, smuggle, and crassly insult people along the way
Story (may spoil tone)
When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.
Details
Violence Slapstick bumps, a dead chicken played for gross laughs, and exaggerate…
Slapstick bumps, a dead chicken played for gross laughs, and exaggerated threats stay comic. No realistic assault or gun violence
Language F-words, s-words, and vulgar insults fly in almost every set-piece, inc…
F-words, s-words, and vulgar insults fly in almost every set-piece, including creative combinations in anger and excitement. Crude slang for genitals is part of the joke style
Sex / nudity Characters talk nonstop about virginity, condoms, wetness, and who slee…
Characters talk nonstop about virginity, condoms, wetness, and who sleeps with whom, and one public stunt mimics a penis drawn on a face. Kissing and implied sex beat later scenes without long nude shots
Drugs / alcohol Cocaine on a train, jokes about dealers, wine references, and party ene…
Cocaine on a train, jokes about dealers, wine references, and party energy surround the trip. Use is comic and chaotic
Bullying / discrimination Friends toss racist jokes about Asian identity, then argue about whethe…
Friends toss racist jokes about Asian identity, then argue about whether that is acceptable. The film aims to satirise ignorance, but the language can still sting
Grief / bereavement A parent's death in the past surfaces during the reunion trip and steer…
A parent's death in the past surfaces during the reunion trip and steers Audrey's choices. The beat is brief but emotional amid the comedy
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- The friends call each other out for racist jokes while still pushing boundaries. Where did the comedy feel like bonding, and where did it cross a line for you?
- Audrey hides parts of her past from the group. What did honesty change in their friendship by the end?
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