AmericanBornChinese isn't a knockout success, but it is immensely charming and watchable.
American Born Chinese Score Details “American Born Chinese is a fun, if overly ambitious, cross between a traditional high school-set dramedy and a magical martial arts adventure.” Pros Cons American Born Chinese is one of the most promising Disney+ original shows that the streaming service has produced since its launch four years ago.
The biggest problems with American Born Chinese become apparent early on. The series’ first episode, which is directed by Shang-Chi and Short Term 12 director Destin Daniel Cretton, opens with a chase through a mystical forest of blood-red leaves. It’s undoubtedly an ambitious way for American Born Chinese to begin, but the visual effects that bring many of the sequence’s literal magic moments to life leave a lot to be desired.
Altogether, these issues don’t totally sink American Born Chinese. As narratively and stylistically uneven as it may be, the series ultimately emerges as a charming and easy-to-watch light genre adventure. It may work better as a coming-of-age story than it does as a fantasy martial arts thriller, but the series comfortably floats along on the charisma and likability of its cast members, including Ben Wang.
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