Spa Night2016
Spa Night (2016)
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Critic Consensus: In depicting one man's sexual awakening, Spa Night explores the tension between tradition and individuality with tenderness and compassion.
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as David
as Soyoung
as Jin
as Eddie Baek
as Spa Manager
as Mrs. Baek
as Mrs. Kim
as Peter
as Stella
as Esther Kang
as Korean Counter Woman
as Fit Man
as Grace
as Academy Director
as Mr. Im
as Mrs. Im
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[It] takes its time letting his desires to build up, reminding us that this is more than a coming-out coming-of-age story as it alternates and intermixes the struggles of immigrant life, and the particular condemnations of nontraditional masculinity.
Although Seo and Ahn are able to tap into David's confusion and agony -- especially when filtered through the lens of his damningly hopeful parents -- there's never much more to David (or his story) than that.
Writer-director Andrew Ahn has made a confident, assured, low-key debut that's a textbook example of how to make a compelling small-budget movie.
The assured feature debut by Andrew Ahn is also the story of a young gay man's sexual awakening, and its sensitive lead performance affectingly expresses the tension between tradition and personal identity.
There's even a sense that not enough happens but the repression-a lot of glancing, no touching-feels right with the tone, and especially within the cultural context, of the film.
Even with its flaws, Spa Night is an extremely personal film. We need more of those.
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