Review of Dumplings (2004) by Harry L — 12 Nov 2012

Fruit Chan's Dumplings, while not the best segment of the fantastic anthology horror film Three...Extremes, is probably the one that the people who saw it remember the most because of its bizarre and disturbing premise - which involved a woman who tried a different kind of specially-made dumpling in an attempt to preserve her beauty and win back her neglectant husband.

Now this story has been adapted into a 90 minute feature film that expands upon the story without necessarily improving this. I say this because the added material tends to drag the film on and on at some points, but without taking away the entertainment value.

I like it for its oddity and unique idea, but the execution is just a little too conventional. It's not terrible (not even close), but it's not essential either. I'd stick to the 3...Extremes cut; but this one ain't too bad.