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By Thomas W (1,104) on 20 Oct 2010

Jimmy is a 40 year old, divorced Japanese guy living with his sister and tough-ass brother-in-law, in America…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 12 Mar 2010

what we mostly get here, unfortunately, is...akin to an Asian minstrel show…

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By Fernando F. Croce (840) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 08 Mar 2010

If nothing else, White on Rice proves that Napoleon Dynamite's gawk-at-the-spaz routine doesn't sound any more endearing in garbled Engrish…

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By Christian A (180) on 02 Mar 2010

A great but flawed comedy…

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By Chuck Wilson (418) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 01 Mar 2010

At its best, this uneven film by writer-director Dave Boyle suggests that going a bit nuts is a good thing for the rigid paterfamilias…

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By Emily L (439) on 11 Nov 2009

For a local movie, I gotta say that it was pretty good. It got a little weird at times, but I was laughing all throughout the movie…

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By Miche M (18) on 06 Oct 2009

It was okay.....jimmy was such a dork........had it's funny parts....i'd wait to rent it…

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By Claudia M (94) on 04 Oct 2009

White on Rice is a diamond in the rough! I laughed through the whole movie…

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By Loren T (28) on 03 Oct 2009

Saw this at the dc asian film fest and thought it was a great take on the asian american experience…

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By Ryan D (1,234) on 29 Sep 2009

With all of the mediocre, unfunny and only-funny-because-they're-vulgar comedies going to theaters today, it's no surprise that the truly funny…

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By Ben T (1,283) on 28 Sep 2009

I was totally flabbergasted at how over-the-top hilarious and positively poignant director Dave Boyle's WHITE ON RICE was…

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By Leif N (30) on 21 Sep 2009

Offbeat and deadpan but fun. Not a chore to sit through at all. Quirky in a Napoleon Dynamite kind of way…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for Sly Fox (88) on 17 Sep 2009

A hilarious slice-of-life flick offering a unique take on Japanese-American culture adding up to one of the funniest films of the year thus far…

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By Walter V. Addiego (363) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 17 Sep 2009

A cockeyed tale about a Japanese nebbish in suburban America, White on Rice will wring some laughs out of anyone but the most humor-impaired…

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By Melissa L (303) on 12 Sep 2009

Cute, with moments, but ultimately nonconsequentially forgettable…

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By Tim V (186) on 11 Sep 2009

Wow, this was a great little movie. I swear it's the little indie movies that will always pleasantly surpirse you…

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By Ching T (50) on 08 Sep 2009

Thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Everyone should go and see it…

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