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The rom-com where 'having it all' is the villain and Kelly Hu deserved better.
TMDB
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IMDb
66
Rotten Tomatoes
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Google
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Almost Perfect (2011)

indie rom-comAsian-American family chaoscareer woman fatigue

Overview

ComedyDramaRomance

A 30-something career woman tries to find the balance between her demanding family and her perfect new boyfriend.

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Content warning
woman director
model minority pressurefilial piety vs personal happinessperfectionism as prisoncultural expectation

Standout Aspects

Acting

Kelly Hu carries every scene the script doesn't deserve.

Direction

Bertha Bay-Sa Pan finds warmth in cramped family dinners.

Best for:Solo: Comfort watch when you're avoiding your own family texts.·Streaming: Late-night discovery for Kelly Hu completists only.·Rewatch: Never, unless you're writing a thesis on forgotten 2011 indies.
Heads up:Triggers: Controlling parent dynamics and emotional manipulation.
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Director

Bertha Bay-Sa Pan

ReleasedMar 13, 2011
Runtime1h 46m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu

Vanessa Lee

Ivan Shaw

Ivan Shaw

Dwayne Sung

Edison Chen

Edison Chen

Andy Lee

Allison Mackie

Allison Mackie

Lori

Natalie Gold

Natalie Gold

Karen

Lisa Werlinder

Lisa Werlinder

Susan

Alice Callahan

Alice Callahan

Sales Lady

Roger Rees

Roger Rees

Kai Lee

Kristy Wu

Kristy Wu

Natalia

Christina Chang

Christina Chang

Charlene Lee

Tina Chen

Tina Chen

Sandra Lee

Chris Meyer

Chris Meyer

Frank

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

One of the few early 2010s films centering upwardly mobile Asian-American women navigating both corporate glass ceilings and immigrant family guilt.

Trivia

This was Edison Chen's first American film after his 2008 photo scandal effectively paused his Hong Kong career.

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