It's easy to see your own friend group's banter in the merciless teasing and candor of the crew in "Joy Ride." As its name suggests, the road trip comedy directed by Adele Lim, is indeed a wild ride, full of risqué jokes, tearjerking realizations about identity, reclamations of Asian women's sexuality and heartfelt friendship. The movie's ensemble easily riffs off of one another as they come to learn how they best fit together, an onscreen chemistry that has already won them the Comedy Ensemble of the Year Award. This is owed in large part to how they were written and inspired by real friends.
