Inspired when director Wayne Wang saw a pair of Western shoes left outside the home of a Chinese-American family, Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart is a gentle, almost fragile exploration of three characters who are using each other as an excuse to keep living in a safe, if unexciting, manner. Using his camera unobtrusively, Wang lets it catch the stray details -- the way in which Mrs. Tam converses over the back fence, the conflicting emotions that cross Geraldine's face at a brief pause in the conversation -- that cumulatively create fully rounded characters. At times, Wang is a little too unobtrusive -- the film does meander occasionally, and there is no strong plot to pull all the strings together. Still, Dim Sum beguiles, creating a milieu that is welcoming and pleasant, even when things get a little rough for the characters. Wang's leads fill their roles effortlessly, making a trio that feel realistic and natural, and mining the humor underneath their everyday lives. They also invest their characters with an endearing loveableness. The film is not as technically polished as one might wish (although it is considerably more advanced that Wang's previous Chan is Missing), but most viewers will be willing to overlook this to embrace this warm, low key comedy.
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