Green Dragon
Columbia TriStar | Release Date: May 1, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A gracious, eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past forever lost. Read full review
80
Film ThreatRon Wells
This is a story about purgatory, though it goes by the name Camp Pendleton. Read full review
75
New York PostMegan Lehmann
Director Timothy Linh employs a delicate - but never sentimental - touch which, combined with strong performances from the principals and Kramer Morgenthau's vivid cinematography, makes for a transporting experience. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Green Dragon is Bui's recreation of Camp Pendleton, circa 1975 (filming actually took place in Camp Pendleton). Read full review
60
VarietyDavid Rooney
An ultimately moving drama about a displaced people. But its emotional kick is muffled by long-windedness, sentimental overkill and an overpopulated character gallery. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The Buis seem not to have complete confidence in their unique, imprecise style, which is too bad.
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Green Dragon's portrait of refugee angst is decidedly glossy; the grief and lostness are glimpsed rather than explored. Read full review
50
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
The film is often moving and explores the discomfort inherent in the contacts between the American "hosts" and their "guests," but its effect is diluted by slow pacing and lengthiness. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Takes a humane look at an episode in recent history that's received little attention. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The downside is that many of these characters are hastily sketched and their stories unsatisfactorily developed. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
The characters are put through worn-out cinematic paces, making both them and their tales tedious. Green Dragon plays as hollow catharsis, with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights. Read full review
30
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Loses its way in rhetorical excess and blatant sentimentality. Read full review
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