94
Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannWise, delicate and impeccably performed, Yi Yi is a three- hour drama that looks at one middle-class family in transition -- and does so with such a kind and probing eye that we all see our lives reflected through Yang's lens.
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittYang favors a gentle and introspective style that shows how deep and strong everyday emotions can run. A memorable treat.
- 100NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenOne of the year's best: a rich, funny, enormously humane portrait of a middle-class Taipei family in the throes of romantic, economic and spiritual upheaval.
- 90Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumYang seems to miss nothing as he interweaves shifting viewpoints and poignant emotional refrains.
- 90Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversA marvel of delicacy and humor.
- 90L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisGenerous, soulful film.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWonderfully humanistic film. Yi Yi investigates the entire melody of life.
- 90Film.comFilm.comMore than a family saga, this is a family meditation.
- 88Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIt may be the first meditative action movie.
- 88Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanYi Yi is an intimate movie, for all its length and complexity.