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Over the years, no rivalry has existed between the two nations. Only during the War of 1812--when U.S. forces bungled an invasion of Canada--and the epic clash of 1993--when Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams bungled several attempts to check the Blue Jays lineup--has any semblance of ardor spiced things...
...fail--and despite the pleas and warnings from the public address announcer--fish invariably make their way into Lynah Rink. So as the Harvard players step onto the ice, hundreds of aquatic creatures are hurled towards the visitors. But both teams have seen it all before, so the real clash will occur on the ice between two teams who have much to prove this season...
...pair of blue jeans on every butt. And a little tangle of American silicon on everybody's desk. Take the 80s (please). Bushido was all the rage, Detroit was in the tank ? the Japanese were better at everything, and the American century was over. Take Gung Ho, a culture-clash Ron Howard heart-warmer starring a young Batman (Keaton) and an older Long Duk Dong (Gedde Watanabe). And Norm. And globally, a happy ending (hey, the Nikkei's in the toilet...
Accordingly, the relationship between Gere and Ling is one of the few things that elevates the movie above the generic. The culture clash becomes all the more striking, as we see how the two learn to work together thus providing a foil for the isolation that all the other Chinese elements create...
...only at the end--when the precarious balance between courtroom drama and culture clash falls--that things fall apart. The climax of what promised to be a fulfilling logical legal setup is mired in the Chinese-English conglomeration to be easily understood. The end sequence consists of swirling and complicated plot ideas, none properly explained (at least not in English). Although the punchline of the scene is suitably shocking and unexpected, it will elicit more of a "Huh?" than a satisfied...