"[The film explores] the tension between tradition and modernity with insight and intimacy."New York Times60.15131
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"...Daring and complex....A probing and universal contemporary drama..." Los Angeles Times59.51572
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"[A] reminder that art sometimes keeps the truth alive far better than the news."New York Times "[S]hockingly revelatory....This boldly confident film calls attention to how hundreds and thousands of women and children are abducted and sold every year in China."Los Angeles Times "The film hurtles toward an explosive climax in which neorealist aims collide with lowbrow-thriller satisfactions."Film Comment48.38719
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"Ken Takakura, a great rain-creased oak of an actor delivers a quietly massive performance." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] is a profound, powerful, heartfelt odyssey that cuts to the core of what it means to be a loving and virtuous human being."Box Office18.39317
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The Wire (12/00, p.64) - "...Spacious recordings, as one might expect....filled with surprises....a stately affair..."0.2573555
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"[A] moving, watchful and stoically melancholy documentary..."Sight and Sound0.1930166
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"The action sequences are often joltingly spectacular..." Premiere "[A] gorgeous entertainment, a feast of blood, passion and silk brocade."New York Times "Zhang reveals bold finesse at pulling off an emotion-charged epic of style and sophistication that is exciting and at times humorous."Los Angeles Times "[A}n orgy of spellbinding visuals: dazzling acrobatics, mesmerizing martial arts, sumptuous settings and resplendent costumes. With its high drama and historical setting, it is more like an opera than a movie."USA Today "[With] a lyrical love story, head-spinning fights and dazzling surprises....Prepare your eyes for popping." Rolling Stone "Zhang Yimou returns with another beautifully wrought incursion into classical Chinese folklore." Uncut "[A]n outrageously gorgeous spectacle of balletic aggression....[With] a romantic passion that's woven into the very fabric of the action." Entertainment Weekly "HOUSE is lushly emotional, intimate and intricately tricked out....Zhang has always deployed colour and design with immense skill..." Sight and Sound "[T]he ravishing visual compositions add a magical note to this tragic tale." Movieline's Hollywood Life 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he real delight here is the inspired fights, the lyrical love story and the twisty-turny narrative."Empire17.25203
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"The action sequences are often joltingly spectacular..." Premiere "[A] gorgeous entertainment, a feast of blood, passion and silk brocade."New York Times "Zhang reveals bold finesse at pulling off an emotion-charged epic of style and sophistication that is exciting and at times humorous."Los Angeles Times "[A}n orgy of spellbinding visuals: dazzling acrobatics, mesmerizing martial arts, sumptuous settings and resplendent costumes. With its high drama and historical setting, it is more like an opera than a movie."USA Today "[With] a lyrical love story, head-spinning fights and dazzling surprises....Prepare your eyes for popping." Rolling Stone "Zhang Yimou returns with another beautifully wrought incursion into classical Chinese folklore." Uncut "[A]n outrageously gorgeous spectacle of balletic aggression....[With] a romantic passion that's woven into the very fabric of the action." Entertainment Weekly "HOUSE is lushly emotional, intimate and intricately tricked out....Zhang has always deployed colour and design with immense skill..." Sight and Sound "[T]he ravishing visual compositions add a magical note to this tragic tale." Movieline's Hollywood Life 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he real delight here is the inspired fights, the lyrical love story and the twisty-turny narrative."Empire17.25203
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"...The director finds poetry in the face of his lead actress, whose performance is as luminous and moving as the film itself..." Rolling Stone "...Tenderhearted....Seamless construction and exquisite tonal balance....Ms. Zhang's intensely concentrated performance conveys a current of stubborn, obsessive passion..." New York Times "...Zhang Ziyi proves in her film debut what a powerhouse force she is on-screen....It's a sweet tale..." -- 3 out of 4 stars USA Today "...A work of poetic grandeur celebrating the natural magnificence of the rolling hills in which a primitive village is nestled....THE ROAD HOME is a paean to the power of love..." Los Angeles Times "...This is a gentle, engaging narrative of constancy and devotion against all odds....[Ziyi's] glow is visible, lighting the road to stardom..." Entertainment Weekly17.22286
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"...[A] lovely, absorbing film....The work of a master in full command of the resources of his art..." New York Times Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's "Lisa Schwarzbaum's BEST MOVIES OF 2000" -- "[Chang is] natural and delightful....Profound..." Entertainment Weekly "...A marvel of delicacy and humor..." Rolling Stone "...It's a well-acted, masterfully structured film and Yang's compassion for his characters fills every gracefully photographed frame..." Total Film "...[A] wonderful film....In a film of superb ensemble work, Wu Nianzhen's performance as NJ is a standout..."Sight and Sound "...A wise and gentle comedy of manners....YI YI investigates the entire melody of life....It's a delicate film, but a strong one, graced with the ability to see life whole..." Los Angeles Times "...[A] three-hour jewel from Taiwan about a family in crisis....A must-see..." USA Today 4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] breathtaking film....Director Edward Yang eschews histrionics and melodrama to capture a far more affecting truth." Premiere12.23874
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Ranked #4 in Entertainment Weekly's "Lisa Schwarzbaum's BEST MOVIES OF 2000" -- "[Chang is] natural and delightful....Profound..."Entertainment Weekly "...[A] wonderful film....In a film of superb ensemble work, Wu Nianzhen's performance as NJ is a standout..."Sight and Sound "...[A] lovely, absorbing film....The work of a master in full command of the resources of his art..."New York Times "...A marvel of delicacy and humor..."Rolling Stone "...A wise and gentle comedy of manners....YI YI investigates the entire melody of life....It's a delicate film, but a strong one, graced with the ability to see life whole..."Los Angeles Times "...[A] three-hour jewel from Taiwan about a family in crisis....A must-see..."USA Today "...It's a well-acted, masterfully structured film and Yang's compassion for his characters fills every gracefully photographed frame..."Total Film 4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] breathtaking film....Director Edward Yang eschews histrionics and melodrama to capture a far more affecting truth."Premiere12.23874
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"FORMULA swoons with youthful innocence." New York Times11.23971
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