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Expect broadly accessible raunchiness and a familiar set of characters.

Along for the ride

“Joy Ride,” the Sundance Film Festival breakout comedy, arrives in local theaters this weekend, and I’m happy to report that it is even funnier than I had anticipated. And if

About novelists, re-connecting Asians (e.g Joy Ride), bank robbers and sex traffickers

Adele Lim's Joy Ride is fearlessly scandalous comedy, with a sharp script, stellar cast and fiercely original conceit. Our Joy Ride review:

This is a road trip comedy that you don't want to miss out on! The Lionsgate comedy Joy Ride is starting its domestic theatrical run on Friday, July 7.

Joy Ride is for the Asian girls who like to get down with their bad (borderline worst) selves.

An emotional scene towards the end of "Joy Ride" includes a special appearance

If you’re like me, there comes a moment of truth in raunchy film comedies when you decide whether to fully join in the fun — or ride it out on the fence. It often comes in a key early comic scene. Can they pull it off? If so you’ll be putty in their hands for two hours, ready to chuckle along no matter how gross it gets (think of that bridal dress fitting in “Bridesmaids.”) If not, you’ll shuffle uncomfortably on the sidelines, feeling rather like a prude.

Helmer Mel Eslyn and Alice Troughton on their first features in a busy arthouse weekend.