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www.haro-online.com - : It's surprising that Wasabi Tuna was not an all-out catastrophe. Wasabi Tuna is one of those madcap capers in the vein of things like Rat Race and Bubble Boy (sure there's other more recent ones but couldn't think of them) where large groups of people interact for comedic effect. The jokes in Wasabi Tuna are not that funny, but the situations are so bizarre and director Lee Friedlander and writer Celia Fox make all of the weirdness gel together in a semi-coherent fashion. It's worth it just to see how the two do so. Otherwise, the film looks very low budget, but this doesn't affect the quality much. Most of the film is told in flashback. Two detectives are questioning Harvey (Barney Cheng, Hollywood Ending, Rollerball) and Evan (Jason London, Grind, Out Cold) about the events that lead up to where the are now. They serve as the narrators, who reveal the surprisingly complex route of the friends. more...
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