老朱（郎雄）被儿子晓生（王伯昭）从北京接到美国后，不但没享清福，反因与作家儿媳马莎（Deb Snyder）语言不通、在生活习性上有诸多差异，添出许多新愁（老朱对马莎的世界不好奇，马莎虽对老朱的世界好奇，却并不想作深入的理解，而是在好奇过后深深厌恶），倔强的老朱一片灰心（竟然在儿子家里尝到寄人篱下的滋味！），愤然离家出走。 一次偶然事件令美国媒体对老朱的太极绝技称奇，晓生和马莎也在看过电视新闻后找到了老朱，但此时的老朱已明白，处境凄凉总好过晚节不保。Master Chu, a retired Chinese Tai-Chi master, moves to Westchester, New York to live with his son Alex, his American daughter-in-law Martha, and their son Jeremy. However, Martha's second novel is suffering from severe writers' block brought on by Chu's presence in the house. Alex must struggle to keep his family together as he battles an inner conflict between cultural tradition and his modern American lifestlye.
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