Westgate Tango

Westgate Tango

Sept. 7, 2012

Feature debut by notable film critic Wang Wei. The film takes Taipei’s trendy Ximending district, best known for its mix of alternative lifestyles, youth fashion and the antimony of adolescent life, and provides an upbeat story of damaged young people finding their purpose in life. The film’s upbeat tone may appeal to some, but the complexity of the background is obliterated by rom-com stereotypes.

Westgate Tango

Sept. 7, 2012

Westgate Tango
Feature debut by notable film critic Wang Wei. The film takes Taipei’s trendy Ximending district, best known for its mix of alternative lifestyles, youth fashion and the antimony of adolescent life, and provides an upbeat story of damaged young people finding their purpose in life. The film’s upbeat tone may appeal to some, but the complexity of the background is obliterated by rom-com stereotypes.
IMDb rating 3.5
Producers
Original title 西門町
Directors James Wang Wei
Writers

Cast

Dylan Kuo

as Jin Ting

Anthony Wong

as Oracle

Amber An

as Hsiao Moé

Denny Tsao Hsi-Ping

as Mommy Hsiung

Jett Lee Kit-Yu

as Ah-Hua

Wang Zhi-Ping

as Wang Hsiung