BETTER LUCK TOMORROW

Parry Shen, Jason J. Tobin, Sung Kang, Roger Fan, John Cho

Paramount Classics; Directed by Justin Lin

Rated R; 101 minutes; 2003

Ben and his friends are perfectionist overachievers at the top of their class. They are a group of high school kids who already know that they will be going to the top colleges and getting the top jobs. This is a image that is projected during the day but their activities at night are getting increasingly dark and dangerous. What begins with petty crime and selling cheat sheets turns to selling drugs, stockpiling money and, eventually, murder. This group is tearing through life with much ambition but no morals as they prepare for life in the “real world.”

PROMOTION IDEA:

Get your residence advisors involved with this film. It touches on many issues pertinent to today’s college student and would be a good chance for group discussions.