It's Sex and the City meets The Wedding Banquet for young San Franciscan Daniel Chang, living at home with his clueless, traditional mother. Desperate for a grandchild, she's eager to see him married and spends much of her time planning introductions to suitable Chinese girls for Daniel. But when she recruits a new lodger for the downstairs flat, Daniel finds himself falling for Robert, the hot Southern boy who's moved to the big city. Well, Robert's not a suitable Chinese girl - but is he gay? And does he feel the same way about Daniel? Daniel soon gets his chance to find out when the basement floods and his mother insists Daniel share his bedroom with Robert while the plumbers fix the mess downstairs...
An erotic romance about an adorable, closeted Chinese-American guy who falls in love with his mother's new tenant. Daniel (Wong) is a gay Chinese-American twenty-something who lives with his mother and grandmother in San Francisco. He is out to his friends, but certainly not to his mother, who is always trying to set him up with women. He keeps his life compartmentalized until a handsome gay man – Robert (Marks) moves in downstairs. They flirt with each other, and Robert comes onto Daniel – only to be rebuffed. Inevitably, they end up in the sack, and a tenuous relationship is formed. Their happiness is hampered by Daniel's wariness of a connection so close to home, with his meddling mom always around.
Daniel's flamboyant buddy Tony (Quedado) advises him to follow his feelings for once, but for a Chinese boy brought up in a traditional family, being gay and proud is a huge step. There are several highly erotic sex scenes with plenty of nudity (and even a stray woody or two) in a film that surprises with its sexual frankness. Todd Wilson's previous film, Rice & Potatoes, was a documentary about gay Asian/Caucasian relationships and this feature film follows his exploration, albeit from a fictional standpoint.
Immediate comparisons may arise to Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet, but Wilson's film is less a comedy and more a romance... and certainly far more erotic. While shot on video and with a small budget, the seams seldom show. With excellent performances by the leads, plenty of eye candy and a compelling story, Under One Roof is a crowd-pleasing, sweetly romantic winner.
An erotic romance about an adorable, closeted Chinese-American guy who falls in love with his mother's new tenant. Daniel (Wong) is a gay Chinese-American twenty-something who lives with his mother and grandmother in San Francisco. He is out to his friends, but certainly not to his mother, who is always trying to set him up with women. He keeps his life compartmentalized until a handsome gay man – Robert (Marks) moves in downstairs. They flirt with each other, and Robert comes onto Daniel – only to be rebuffed. Inevitably, they end up in the sack, and a tenuous relationship is formed. Their happiness is hampered by Daniel's wariness of a connection so close to home, with his meddling mom always around.
Daniel's flamboyant buddy Tony (Quedado) advises him to follow his feelings for once, but for a Chinese boy brought up in a traditional family, being gay and proud is a huge step. There are several highly erotic sex scenes with plenty of nudity (and even a stray woody or two) in a film that surprises with its sexual frankness. Todd Wilson's previous film, Rice & Potatoes, was a documentary about gay Asian/Caucasian relationships and this feature film follows his exploration, albeit from a fictional standpoint.
Immediate comparisons may arise to Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet, but Wilson's film is less a comedy and more a romance... and certainly far more erotic. While shot on video and with a small budget, the seams seldom show. With excellent performances by the leads, plenty of eye candy and a compelling story, Under One Roof is a crowd-pleasing, sweetly romantic winner.
INFO:
ORIGINAL TITLE: Under One Roof
YEAR: 2002
DIRECTOR: Todd Wilson
GENRE: Romance | Comedy
RUNTIME: 76 min
COUNTRY: USA
LANGUAGE: English
CAST: Jay Wong, James Marks, Sandra Lee, James Quedado
INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE:
NUMBER: 0337738
USER RATING: 5.8/10
AWARDS: ␀
KEYWORDS: Gay, Gay Interest, Homoeroticism, Gay Sex, Closeted Homosexual, First Gay Sexual Experience, more...
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