“Joy Ride” is the big, broad, studio comedy to beat this year, an incredible directorial debut with one of the funniest scripts in a while, and a cast that should get all the praise in the world because they just became the dynamic quartet to watch.Ashley Park plays Audrey, an Asian woman raised in the U.S.
by her adoptive white parents in suburban Washington.
Given how monolithic their community is, it’s no wonder Audrey would end up becoming best friends with Lolo (Sherry Cola), the only other Asian American kid in town.
What starts as a convenience, however, quickly develops into a beautiful, if a bit dysfunctional, friendship.
While Audrey rises to become a prominent lawyer with a lifetime of achievements and successes, Lolo still doesn’t get out of the starving stage of the life of an artist, crashing at Audrey’s guest house while trying to convince anyone
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