Ang Lee is fast making a huge name for himself. With the brilliant Eat, Drink, Man, Woman and the multi-award-winning Sense&Sensibility under his belt, this talented director has now turned his perceptive eye towards angst in USA. Yes, this is a period social drama - intelligent, worthy, wordy, and choc full of dodgy flares, big hair, Frank Zappa and flowery shirts. But it's also one of the finest of its genre you will ever see. The problems of a typical suburban family stuck in their affluent '70s Nowheresville - it's based on Rick Moody's 1994 novel - represents a cinematically stunning evocation of the American nation in a time of spiritual unease. Imagine the Brady Bunch, but really pissed off.
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