Talentville coverage for Tiger Mom (5-2012)

This is an interesting script with intriguing premise that is, unfortunately hindered by poor structure/execution, unlikable characters, problematic dialogue, and tonal discord. While the core concept of an examination of the ‘Tiger Mom’ path to success is a worthy topic to explore and debate, and the setup of having a Caucasian mother (though raised by Taiwanese parents) being the ringleader is a good twist on expectations, on the whole the script seems to be more about forcing the concept on the characters (via the apparatus of Suki and her minions) rather than examining specifically why each character either responds to these methods or rejects them. There also seems to be an overt amount of demonizing in the script (of individual characters, cultures, traditions) that ultimately results in no one being likeable, leaving the story without a protagonist and making the characters difficult if not impossible to relate to. There’s definitely a quality idea lurking in here that can be more effectively realized, but as it stands at present, the script will need much work to reach that state.