reviews_and_ramblings | The Wedding Banquet (1993)

This is an old goodie, The Wedding Banquet. It's different from other BL movies since it's set in New York. It's the story of Wai Tung Gao, who is happily living with his male partner, but his parents want him to marry and have children, so he decides to "order" a chinese bride by mail... The troubles start when Wai Tung Gao's parents decide to come to New York for The Wedding Banquet. I loved, loved this movie, I went to the theater to see it, and I loved basically everything. Wai Tung Gao's father is wonderful, wait for his final scene and cry like me. Director Ang Lee went on to Brokeback Mountain's later fame, but The Wedding Banquet, if we are talking of gay movie, with its positive message, is way better. HEA. Heat Level: 2/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds