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Asian Treasure
USA 2020
produced by Tammy Ridenour, Les Mahoney for Vagabond Entertainment
directed by Les Mahoney
starring Les Mahoney, Jeanne Lindstrom Varney, Laura Lee, Nissa Von Reiter, Carol Ann Zebold, Charles A. Baird, Skip Myrick, Kirby Timmons, Chris Mueser, Brendan Mahoney, Bill Oberst jr (voice), Jonny Lewis (voice), Amy Arpan, Onder Asir, Matt Block, Becky Fajkowski, Arlyn Petrie, Renee Sobering, Peter Tanner, Stan Lindstadt, Yumi Kohama, Henrik Enke, Chiaki Visnyei, Rossa Wayan, Dek Puspita, Vasa Subramaniam, Tammy Ridenour, Ratchadaporn Rueangsup, Witty Dangnui, Patrick Cocquyt, June Unland
written by Les Mahoney, music by Edward Tex Miller
review by Mike Haberfelner
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All his life, Aaron (Les Mahoney) has been one big manchild, living
with his mum (Jeanne Lindstrom Varney), but taking her for granted and
interesting much more in his cellphone and computer games than in anything
she has to say. But now mum has died, and for the first time in his life,
Aaron, way past his teens by now, is left to his own devices. Now
fortunately mum has left him independently rich, but not so fortunately,
mum has sent him, who has never before left the US, on a scavenger hunt
through Asia, to find certain objects and locations, and to fulfill
certain tasks, some of a spiritual, some of a more profane kind. And all
is to be supervised from afar by mum's lawyer Kendra Boyer, Esq., who's
also the one to give Aaron the tasks. So after a detour to Alaska, Aaron
makes it first to Japan, then Indonesia, Malaysia, Bali, then Aaron is
somewhat derailed in Bangkok where he enjoys the party life a bit too
muchm before making it so his final destination, Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
And the whole trip makes him see things in a very different light ...
In a way, this film is a travelogue, but a very unusual one at
that as it has its locale seen from an initial viewpoint of ignorance, and
the journey is also a journey of understanding, not only foreign cultures
but also oneself. Now that all sounds very lofty, but the film itself is
actually pretty funny, with much of the humour of course based on the
culture clash central to the story, but in a very un-moronic way, as the
film's much more about enlightenment than cheap punchlines. And that,
coupled with some pretty impressive scenery from all over Asia, make for a
pretty cool cinematic journey for sure.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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