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You are without shade in your old age.
Your reward is coming, the fortune teller says.
Grandma Wong could use some luck.
Then she heads off to Atlantic City on a Chinatown bus, and her luck starts to change.
But one late hand of poker presumably after the stroke of midnight clears Grandma Wong out.
Is this … a comedy?
A heartwarming drama about an eccentric old lady?
A gangster picture?Lucky Grandmahas elements of all of these genres.
Theres a throwback quality to the movies atmosphere.
But what ultimately makes it all work so well is Tsai Chins endearingly gruff performance.
Actress and director build a symphony out of Grandma Wongs grimaces and her glares.
And so, we are transfixed.
