The final moments left me thunderstruck, as deeply moved as I've ever been by a film. Yi Yi accumulates moments of truth and insight until it glows with importance.
Blending the Coen Brothers' karmic rubicon with Robert Altman's ensemble heart, "Yi Yi" scratches the identifiable itch to reach out for what we've loved, set free and had come back, perhaps still not meant to be: jobs, lovers, freedoms, opportunities.
A five-course meal of a movie, with drinks, for mature moviegoers for whom most films have come to resemble brainless carnival rides, not works of art.
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
August 21, 2009
A heartfelt and involving family drama to which even the most subtitle-wary moviegoer could relate.
This intimate family portrait peels away layer after layer of unspoken truth and hidden life.
Philadelphia Inquirer
March 22, 2001
Keenly observed.
EmanuelLevy.Com
December 29, 2009
One of the best films of the decade, Yi Yi, Edward Yang's most accessible (and very last) film is a fluent, charming and precise family portrait that celebrates ordinary life with all its joys and chaos.
