REVIEW | 'Joy Ride' might not be perfect—but with four stellar leads, some genital tattoos, and a wild ride across Beijing, it’s a breezy summer romp. More from beastobsessed:
—which is to say, underneath all the big schlongs and frequent tonguing, there’s actual emotional depth. After the characters do 80 lines of coke or show off their “pussy tats,” they also muse about their identity, question their choices as young Asian women, and analyze their friendships with each other. That might sound like a wonky tonal balance.
-obsessed cousin Deadeye tagging along—there’s even more mess stirred into the pot. Kat will be joining the trio, agitating Lolo, because, goddammit, LoloAudrey’s No. 1 bestie. The tension between the two, executed perfectly by Cola and Hsu—whose characters can’t accept that they have the same personality—is both impeccable and relatable. But the plot gets a little convoluted when Audrey’s career storyline twists into a new shape.
, another sex comedy in theaters right now, which has almost a completely white cast and turns its leading woman into a sexual prize for a young man. In fact,
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