Correspondent movies can be really terrific. Who could forget Harrison's Flowers (2000), The Bang Bang Club (2010) or Walter Mitty (2013)? Chimerica joins such brave company with a four part drama. The pace is certainly not the frenetic Harrison's, nor does it share the explosions, and though there are moments of danger, the suspense is more about staying ahead of it, and it is good suspense. It has some of the thematic race of Mitty whilst sharing the realism of Bang Bang. You'll see some good shots of China, and possibly wonder, as I did, at how similar to New York it looks. There's an ensemble of really good actors here, with professional bonhomie that you'll love, and many support actors that seem to have been cast with equal care. This is a competent real life drama and political portrait that is both entertaining and brilliantly surprising, a unique and sensitive story. Chimerica is a beautiful song of hope, and unusual enough that many will be pleasantly surprised at how good it is.
Review of Chimerica
