Movie

Better Luck Tomorrow

2003 · 101 min

A slick, seductive slide from teenage boredom into real menace, watching bright kids drift toward a place they can't come back from.

Tagline: Never underestimate an overachiever.
Overview: A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, ambition, guilt, crime
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
ambition
guilt
crime
coming-of-age
Places: suburbs
school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong