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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumA highly emotional epic about what it means to be both Chinese and American.
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertLike a flowering of talent that has been waiting so long to be celebrated. It is also one of the most touching and moving of the year's films.
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThose unfamiliar with the book will simply appreciate a stirring, many-sided fable, one that is exceptionally well told.
- 90VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyWang has made a dramatically confident move into the mainstream on his own terms with highly congenial material.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversHits hardest when it bypasses sentiment to ponder the inextricable mix of love and pain that comes with the ties that bind.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonGives refreshing -- and bittersweet -- dimension to the age-old clash between generations.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliFascinating and satisfying the way the diverse threads are knitted together into a single tapestry.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenPierces through your tear ducts in its ultimate path toward your heart.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazinePure melodrama, but stylishly done, with finely tuned performances played out against meticulously realized settings.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyTy BurrEntertainment WeeklyTy BurrA sumptuous two-and-a-quarter-hour emotional epic built on one lachrymose climax after another. What little plot there is exists only to set up the next Big Cry.