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Reclaim

By Barbara Shulgasser-Parker, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Tale of selfless, unappreciated mom has some mature themes.

Movie NR 2022 124 minutes
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Based on 87 parent reviews

Mario I.
Mario I. Parent of 6 and 9-year-old
August 27, 2023
age 9+

VERY ACCURATE SERVICE

This is my story , a single father of 2 who ventured into an online investment to make money only to get scammed .. sometimes I ask myself was it the money ?.. the huge returns I would make , the beautiful life I could provide for my kids or was I actually stupid !?.. I ignored all the red flags and I went ahead to pay money to some people I’ve never met physically??.. I have no way to trace them , how could I have trusted such deals.. my kids and everyone around me blamed me for this , I felt awful of myself , I wanted to change that so my kids can be proud of me so I decided to talk to my friend in the Justice department and he suggested we hire hacker to Trace the transaction , he recommended JETHACKS , knows him very well so we hired the guy, we maintained contact via the email address : Jethacks7 @ Gmail.com for 2days in which he successfully traced the transaction wallets and hacked the companies servers and swiftly retrieved all my money back to my wallet .. I recommend this guy to anyone looking to trace and retrieve back their stolen money, excellent hacker . The Email address is above also this is the Telegram username @ Jethackss

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Aaron D.
Aaron D. Parent of 9 and 10-year-old
August 29, 2023
age 10+

EXCELLENT RESULTS

I got very fantastic results working with JETHACKS , the Team provided accurate service to the tracing and withdrawal of my funds which was stuck in the website where I had invested it . Earlier this year , I was involved with a crypto trading company called "cashfx . I had no idea that the company engaged in fraudulent activities and the services which they provided was also a lie . They deceived many investors including myself, by falsely making us believe we was earning more money with each investment we make with their company but instead they were claiming earnings from the investments and would refuse to pay out , I was devastated when I discovered this . Initially, I attempted to work with various hacking Teams , but none of them were successful in getting my funds from the " cashfx system. However, after learning about the exceptional services provided by JETHACKS , they have helped numerous individuals recover their funds from scammers over the years, I didn't hesitate to contact them on their Telegram username @ JETHACKSS and I provided them with the necessary information to initiate the recovery process and they kept me updated on the progress and after 48 hours, my money was successfully retrieved from their system and available in my personal wallet account. I’m very proud of myself for standing up for what is rightfully mine , I made a mistake by trusting some people I met online but I also took it upon myself to correct my mistake and I wouldn’t have been able to achieve that without the incredible help and expertise of JETHACKS . For those seeking their assistance, you can get in touch through their official email at J E TH A C KS 7 @ G m a il . C o m. OR the Telegram username above

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What's the Story?

In RECLAIM, Lan-hsien (Nina Paw) is a middle-aged art teacher. She yearned to study in Paris and become an artist, but her single mother couldn't afford to send her and didn't believe in her anyway. As if to compensate, Lan-hsien has become an over-supportive mother of her two self-centered grown kids. A daughter (Chia-ken Ko) blithely moves back home, expecting Mom to do everything for her, including financially support her new business after she quits her job. Then she baselessly complains that Mom doesn't believe in her. The married son she and her husband worked to send to America for his education calls from America and rudely demands she book him a ticket to return to Taiwan, then abruptly hangs up on her, as if she is his secretary. Her selfish retired husband David (Shih-Hsun Kou) sits in his easy chair all day, complaining, belittling, and expecting her to clean up after him while he dictates to her. In one scene, she crawls on her knees washing the floor around him. She cared for his father until his death, but David has no interest in bringing her mother to the house now that a bedroom is free. This introduces the theme of the cycle of life, as she ages and her own daughter also grows older. Catering to all, she hunts for a larger house to accommodate the whole family.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (87 ):
Kids say (1 ):

Reclaim is a ponderous collection of wonderful ideas that are strung together in an indecipherable way. Is it a family drama? Is it a story of loss? Is it about a financial scam? Is it about the cycle of life -- youth, aspiration, adulthood, raising kids, caring for parents, then being cared for by children? Yes to all of that, but also no because no single idea is developed or followed through to climax and satisfactory end. Add to all that a powerful, intelligent, and understated performance by Nina Paw as Lan-hsien, the wonderful teacher, dutiful but ignored mother, frustrated artist, unappreciated wife, doormat, and cheerleader, and the result is still disappointing.

Much of the mother's treatment seems culturally based and therefore a norm, but for non-Taiwanese audiences, the mother's selflessness, which might be a plus if her husband and children rewarded it with respect and gratitude, can read as sad and abusive. At seemingly dramatic moments, happy music plays. Is Lan-hsien the victim of a scam? That question inhabits a big chunk of the movie, yet the issue is dropped, the tension fades away, and we never learn if she lost her money. Suddenly the husband is nice to her. Why? Suddenly she refuses to take her selfish son's phone call. Why? Suddenly she doesn't drop everything to help her daughter and instead suggests the daughter do something for herself. Why? If the character has in fact learned something, we aren't told how or when that process occurred. It's unfortunate, because bits and pieces of the film work but, as a whole, it just doesn't.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about why the mother almost never suggests her grown children do things for themselves. Do you think she wants them dependent on her, or does she think she's required to serve them? Why?

  • Her husband constantly belittles her, her ideas, her talent, and even her cooking. Do you think the marriage used to be happier, or do you think he always treated her that way? Why?

  • What does the movie say about aging? What does it say about family relations?

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