Adele Lim’s new girls’ trip film, Joy Ride, is destined to join the ranks of iconic comedy movies like The Hangover and Bridesmaids.
Complete with crude humor, raunchy sex scenes, and full-frontal, this movie is definitely not for everyone but it dives deeper than movies of its ilk while also not shying away from the kind of laughs that make these movies so good.
As her directorial debut, it’s clear that Lim put a lot of heart into the film, and alongside writers Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, the movie is not only a riot but one that fully sinks into the characters who are at the center of this 95-minute film.
The story follows Audrey Sullivan (Ashley Park), an Asian American woman who was adopted and raised by white parents, as she goes on a business trip to China with her best friend Lolo Chen (Sherry Cola).
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