Blind Mountain
Kino International | Release Date: March 12, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Twenty years ago, Li's film might have served as a warning; today, it rues a dehumanizing economic system run rampant that leaves one sad slave wife to muse, "It's easy to die. It's living that's hard." Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
This is a resolutely tough-minded, beautifully crafted film so compelling as to make bearable watching the nearly unbearable. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
A stinging and frightening indictment of mainland China. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneTasha Robinson
Li’s story is lean and economical, but deeply harrowing, as Xuemei--sympathetically played by debuting performer Huang Lu, the only classically trained actor in a cast of non-professionals--clings to her courage and tries again and again to escape. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
A potent drama from Yang Li, one of China's Sixth Generation filmmakers noted for the stark realism and documentary feeling of their work. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
The film's economical style, vivid cinematography and tremendous acting should attract audiences far and wide. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Blind Mountain is a reminder that art sometimes keeps the truth alive far better than the news. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Blind Mountain would be better-served by more touches of universality, as in the scene where a neighbor woman comforts Huang by saying, "All women go through this." That scene flirts with metaphor. The rest of the film too often descends into harangue. Read full review
50
VarietyDerek Elley
Low on drama and originality, and high on deja vu, sophomore outing by writer-director Li Yang ("Blind Shaft," 2003). Read full review
40
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Blind Mountain forces its way through numerous illogicalities and several plot lapses to a violently abrupt ending. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
The movie not only indicts the country's embrace of capitalism by showing how low people will sink to make money, it also denigrates the agrarian class--once celebrated as heroic under Mao--by portraying its members as illiterate barbarians concerned only with continuing their family lines. Read full review
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