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Spa Night

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Condition
New
Format
DVD December 6, 2016
Dimensions
0.57 x 7.51 x 5.39 in; 2.88 oz
MPAA rating
NR (Not Rated)
Director
Andrew Ahn
Run time
1 hour and 33 minutes
Release date
December 6, 2016

Description

The atmospheric SPA NIGHT is a portrait of forbidden sexual awakening set in the nocturnal world of spas and karaoke bars in Los Angeles' Koreatown. David Cho (Joe Seo in a breakthrough performance), a timid 18 year old living with his financially-struggling immigrant parents, chances upon a secret cruising spot when he takes a job at an all-male spa. There he begins to realize hidden desires that threaten his life as a dutiful son and student. Incredible! Descends with the beauty of a great American tragedy --RogerEbert.com Steamy! --Variety

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MPAA rating NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions 0.57 x 7.51 x 5.39 inches; 2.88 ounces
Item model number 43380354
Director Andrew Ahn
Media Format Anamorphic, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Run time 1 hour and 33 minutes
Release date December 6, 2016
Actors Haerry Kim, Ho Young Chung, Joe Seo, Tae Song, Youn Ho Cho

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Top Amazon Reviews

Highly recommended!
Very pleasantly surprised. I like to support Asian American Indie cinema, but to be completely honest, most often I'm disappointed by the execution. However, with "Spa Night" I was really impressed. Direction and acting were very good. Cinematography was solid and really set the tone appropriately. I felt the director did a nuanced job of spotlighting the family dynamic. Too many times, with Asian American film, I feel that the family drama becomes gross melodrama--not with this film. Although the main character is going through a personal sexual awakening, the acting and directing doesn't hit you over the head with this theme and they do an excellent job of humanizing his journey in the context of culture and tradition. Also, would like to note that the actress who played the mom was also stellar; you could really feel her strength in the midst of a life full of disappointment and unrealized dreams. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2017 by Jenny Lee
A long drive down a short street...
Good cast. Well done. But, so much time was wasted on things that just didn't matter. Yes, we got to know the whole family and their environment but, I get that this was a story of a young Korean man in Los Angeles...why didn't we see why he didn't like to study? Why didn't we see why he felt threatened by failure and success? The description offered by Prime doesn't understand the film...it seems to only describe what it thinks will draw people in to watch the film. I get it. Go for the clicks. Still - great insight into the world of Korean Americans in Los Angeles. I did appreciate that he didn't give in and find ways to become part of the freshman/sophmore college life that wastes so much time and money for parents around the world. I would love to see people watch this film to study it and get into the little details. Judging from the good reviews - it looks like that will happen. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2022 by theresa wagner
Hard work does not guarantee success.
We here in the USA have an idealized image of immigrant families. They come here with only a nickel in their pockets, work hard and by golly they succeed. But surely we must realized that is the exception and not the rule. This family composed of three that somehow managed to get their parents or parent here as well. They had one child because they could not afford two. Their son did everything he could. With their restaurant failing the son took a job at a spa because that is where his father took him and he was familiar with the job. His being gay only meant that it would be difficult to have grandchildren for them. But the greatest problem is that the son was academically unable to get in a top university because of his SAT's. It is clear to me that the son was not very smart. All Asians are not academically adept. The father was depressed because he had failed his family. He fell victim to the myth that hard work guarantees success. The son despite studying for the SAT was still 600 point short of being competitive. This is typically real life, human life, not idealized fantasy. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2020 by EsquireXII
A Slow Night at the Spa
David's family has just lost their restaurant. The stress is causing a strain on his parent's marriage, as they struggle to make ends meet. The struggle is complicated by his dad's descent into drinking. All David wants to do is help. But David has his own problems His desire to please his parents is complicated by his struggles with his sexuality. And so it goes in Spa Night, a story that is as much about David's burgeoning sexuality as it is about Korean culture. David is a good kid. Even his father agrees. And David seems to detests his sexuality. Which, in itself, makes the movie very sad. But sad is an unrelenting tone in Spa Night. The movie is about people beset with problems and, at least in their eyes, few options for resolving them. I rooted for David. He's the hero, and we all want the hero to be happy. But happiness doesn't come easy. As a matter of fact, it's a journey. And in this movie, it's a very slow moving journey. Spa Night moves at deliberate melancholy pace. Quite frankly, a couple scenes were held so long that I wondered if the movie was buffering. For me, the pace hurt the intensity of the movie. I felt more like a casual observer, than a part of the movie. And my gut tells me that that I wouldn't have felt that way if it hadn't been such a slow night at the Spa. . ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2016 by Stacey Adam
One Star
Very long drawn out and boring
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2017 by Amazon Customer
Eyes
Good for the eyes
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2025 by Pat Van Dyk
Promises that go nowhere
[SPOILERS AHEAD.] "David" is a closeted Korean-American teenager, maybe about 18-19, college age. (The actor who portrays "David" is obviously at least 25 and is completely unconvincing as a teen ). David is clearly trapped in the limited world of his Korean immigrant parents (both wonderful actors and much better than the "teen"). He is desperate to connect with another man and apparently finally sees his chance when a job opportunity arises at the local Korean sauna (this would be, I assume, in Korean Town in Los Angeles). Despite the fact that his mother and father are floundering financially, despite the fact that they have paid money they don't have to help bring David's grades up to snuff so he can get a scholarship/enter college and then get a job that is worthwhile (other than helping out at the parents' restaurant), David's only concern on earth is connecting with another man. His "prison on earth" is understandable -- to a point. He himself seems unwilling to expand his universe. It's as if he's the only gay person in it and it's as if he has grown up with no friends and no other connection to the world other than his mother and father. He is "hiding out" by first working in his parents' restaurant (which they lose) and then refusing to acknowledge who he is, even though he is working in a sauna where he has multiple opportunities to connect with other men. The film takes us through (in what seems like real time) David and his parents eating, going to church, living their daily life, working -- none of which is interesting. What is interesting are David's parents, both who clearly had dreams of better things for their lives and for their son's life, but not having enough money is a harsh reality and this is almost the main theme of the movie. We are also taken through odd journeys to one of David's old friends (I guess it was his friend) who is in college now. He's Korean, but he's totally "American." He's straight, but has a gay roommate. When David visits the friend, he is shocked to discover that the friend is living with a gay roommate and is "cool" with it. Yet, later, when it becomes apparent to the friend that David might have interest in him, he turns a cold shoulder and acts like David doesn't exist. We also must endure a "party night" with a bunch of Korean college kids. They get drunk, sing karaoke, barf and go their separate ways. This is a fair chunk of the film. Apparently the filmmaker wanted us to "get" that David's not straight and he can't fit in. Okay... got it. And...? The older Korean actors in the movie were really excellent and I would have much preferred to watch a film about their lives, because all of them seemed layered and deep. David has no life and no experiences and no understanding and doesn't really seem willing to get what he needs. He apparently thinks it's going to fall out of the sky into his lap. He doesn't seem particularly bright or motivated and I'm not sure why we are supposed to root for him. The scenes in the sauna, while beautifully shot (especially one where the water ripples across the surface of a pool -- very, very dreamlike), also don't lead to much of anything except for one scene near the end, where David turns to some young guy who is sitting alone in the steam room and asks him if he's Korean. The guy says yes, and five seconds later, they're going at it. I'm unclear how it was that David thought it was going to be okay to get away with having sex in the sauna where he was working. Ultimately he's "caught" by the Korean owner, who, for most of the film treats him like a son. Then, David apologizes later, but... when the owner doesn't say anything, David angrily slams a key down on the counter. And I thought... "Why? You thought it was okay to have sex at the place where you worked; you apparently didn't think you'd get caught; then you got caught and what...? You thought all would be forgiven and then you could go back to mopping floors and folding towels and having sex with other lonely, closeted Korean guys?" It didn't make any sense at all. I understand that the man was deeply closeted and there were a lot of moments where he is looking off, in pain, isolated from the world. I understood that well. But he doesn't seem to understand that there is a way out of hell if you are willing to make the efforts, but he was not. The ending has him running down a street in Korea Town. It's beautifully shot, but when he stops running, the film ends abruptly. I will assume the filmmaker was trying to tell us that "There's nowhere to run" -- that much is true. But on the other hand, he could have done that shot earlier and then had David grow up and take charge of his life and make the effort to improve it. Instead I ended up not feeling sorry for him and did not respect him and did not care about him. I wanted to; I wanted him to elevate himself. But he was so trapped and closeted that he could not. The filmmaker made that clear; but... if films are about having cathartic experiences, you won't find one here. You will find a sad reminder that life is hell for a lot of people, but some of that hell is their own making. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2020 by Davalon
Well filmed but pointless
The film ends abruptly with no answers, so it is like the writer is saying his life is pointless and without direction. Although fairly well acted and very well directed, and the Filmography is excellent but does not add to the story. The main Character, David, seems to have no emotions, or is just bottling them up. He finally lets go (still very reservedly) and then that is it. Almost like, "a period in the boring life of a suppressed Korean 20 year old" with no resolution. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022 by Paul J Amoury
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