Cho-sen one
reviewed Sun, 26 Nov 2000
Margaret
Cho has joined the ranks of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Martin
Lawrence
in having her stand-up act released as a feature film, I'm the
One
That I Want. Gleefully profane, despite the presence of
her
parents in the audience, Cho talks about sex, drugs, and her horrific
experience
making her short-lived sitcom, "All-American Girl." The
carelessly
cruel "notes" from network executives about her weight and her
"Asian-ness"
or lack thereof triggered a self-destructive binge that culminated in
enlightment
and acceptance of herself. Sounds pretty treacly, but it's not --
even while describing her nadir, she works in humor: "What kind
of
fucked-up, Motley-Crüe-'Behind the Music' scene is this?!"
She's very
funny, and as far as I'm concerned, you can never have too
many funny, outspoken, unwaiflike women who swear like a sailor.
The only criticism I'd make is that she sounds over-rehearsed when
talking
seriously. Though I'm sure her jokes are just as rehearsed as the
serious stuff, they come off sounding fresh and spontaneous. But
when she's getting deep and meaningful, it sounds like she's reading
off
a script -- a script that includes notes about inflection and facial
expression.
You know, like the kind George W. Bush uses. But that's a small
quibble
about an entertaining and worthwhile film.
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