Even with some technical difficulties during the movie, “The People I’ve Slept With” was so hilarious that the audience was able look past the minor watermarks on the screen.  The Los Angeles Times called “The People I’ve Slept With”, “a saucy comedy.”

The viewer should be mentally prepared for nudity, sex scenes, and a good time.  Angela Yang (Karin Anna Cheung) is a sex addict.  Her hunger for sex unfortunately does not also mean practicing safe sex.  The inevitable happens: she becomes pregnant and doesn’t know who the father is.  She embarks on a journey with her gay best friend Gabriel Lugo (Wilson Cruz) to find the father with a set of cards that consists of all her sex partners.  She manages to narrow the list to 5 men: Mr. Hottie, 5 Second Guy, Nice But Boring Guy, Mystery Man, and BFF.  The audience follows her as she tracks these men down to get their DNA sample in unconventional ways.

After the movie, the audience had only positive criticism.  Ann Nguyen said, “I love the references to all the pop culture in the movie.  I like how the main character did not stick to convention in her effort to find what is best for her and her unborn baby. The process of finding the father’s baby is not only funny, but heart-warming.”
Referencing to the male actors, Tae Hong Wong commented, “The guys were so hot! Having the very good looking guys was like adding icing to a cake!”

The Asian American Resource Workshop definitely did not pick the wrong movie to screen at the Boston Asian American Film Festival.  For a list of other movies that were screened, please visit http://aarw.org/baaff2010.

Diana Li is a Sampan correspondent.