Chop Suey

Of the many remarks Weber makes in the course of his beautifully fashioned film, none may be more significant than his observation, "We photograph things we can never be."

Eclectic, grandly engaging documentary.

A gentle film, not very controversial despite its gay content, Chop Sue is valuable as a record of beauty and obsession, much less interesting as a human document.

Chop Suey really captivates with surfaces; look away for an instant, and the spell is broken.

We leave hungry for more of the film's substantial, if less physically perfect, subjects.

Bids to whip homoerotic iconography into something palatable for those suspicious of the cuisine.

Time and again words fail Weber. He's a loquacious but unilluminating host.