Soursweet

This routine melodrama from Britain follows the lives of a young Chinese couple (Chang and Dun) who emigrate from Hong Kong to England. Arriving in London just after their wedding, the couple finds a small flat and Dun gets a job as a waiter in a huge Chinese restaurant. Five years later, a son is born and Chang's older sister, Long, comes to live with them. Dun eventually starts a business of his own which soon becomes successful, but he then finds himself caught in a violent battle between rival Chinese gangs. Although the title is an appropriate description of the film's mood, SOURSWEET, unfortunately, isn't all that engaging. Screenwriter Ian McEwan (adapting a...