尽管兰道夫（罗宾·威廉姆斯 Robin Williams 饰）身为儿童电视节目主持人，咏春但他的真实性格和形象远远不如节目中所表现出来的那样善良与和蔼可亲。为了参加他住持的儿童节目，咏春家长们必须向其行贿，与此同时，兰道夫亦与黑帮分子之间有着千丝万缕的联系。东窗事发之后，电视台开除了兰道夫，为了弥补兰道夫的不良形象为电视台所带来的名誉损害，他们必须尽快找到一个可以信赖、身世清白的人作为替代，就这样，好运落在了一个名为莫普斯（爱德华·诺顿 Edward Norton 饰）的三流演员身上。让所有人没有想到的是，莫普斯居然就此一炮而红，这让生活一落千丈的兰道夫恨红了眼，他的心中只有一个想法，那就是除掉莫普斯。
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回复 :Charles Burnett, one of America's most highly regarded independent filmmakers, wrote and directed this domestic drama about a black middle-class family living in South central Los Angeles. However, there are no gangs, no guns, no drugs but instead a lyrical story that draws on folklore and the supernatural.family tensions are already simmering when Harry (Danny Glover) arrives to visit his old friends. He exudes an easy charm, knows secret past and present and is soon installed in the heart of the family. However, as his stay lengthens, so does he begin to cast an even more malevolent spell, provoking turmoil, setting son against son, reviving past hatreds, and inflicting a mysterious illness.Glover delivers a career-topping performance as the garrulous family friend, full of hidden menace, effortlessly evoking nostalgia and horror in the same breath.As ever, Burnett provides a wonderful music track featuring gospel, blues and jazz and a cameo from the legendary Jimmy Weatherspoon.'A slow-burning, soul-insinuating, 12-bar blues of a movie.' Tom Charity, Time Out'Danny Glover is marvellous, and terrifying, as a charismatic old-timer.' The Times(from the description on the back cover of the DVD)
回复 :黎里（Hiep Thi Le 饰）是一个越南姑娘，虽然家中贫困，但一家人生活仍然幸福。但随着越南战争的爆发，她的灾难也将来临。越战期间，黎里因支持越共游击队而被政府军抓走，经历了非人的对待。母亲（陈冲 饰）贿赂政府中人她才得以脱身，但此时她也被越共的人员认为她出卖了游击队，而她惨被强奸。她的母亲只好带着她到了一名富人家中打工，她竟爱上了男主人，更怀上了孩子。她们被女主人赶走了，投靠做妓女的姐姐，但她实在看不惯姐姐的作风而离开了独自生活。儿子出生了，为了继续在街上当小贩。当时很多女人都成为了妓女以赚得更多的钱。但她仍然坚持自己的不能过上堕落的生活。直到黎里遇到了美国军人史提夫（汤米•李•琼斯 饰），史提夫对她一见钟情，黎里最终被史提夫的真情打动。婚后他们又生了两名儿子。一家人回到美国后，由于价值观的不同，黎里与史提夫之间出现了矛盾，史提夫更受不了精神上的压力而自杀。多年后，生活美满的黎里带着三个儿子再次回到越南，但已物是人非……
回复 :该片讲述嫁给岛国财阀后隐退了的女演员，和邻家复读生相遇后发生的故事。
