Lan Yu
Strand Releasing | Release Date: July 26, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianRyan Gilbey
It remains among the strongest of the wave of gay-themed Chinese features from the late-20th and early-21st century (along with Fish and Elephant and East Palace, West Palace), elegantly interleaving its social and political commentary. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
This is a beautiful, moving picture about a love affair between two very different Chinese men. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyDavid Chute
The complex narrative counterpoint is anchored by a rock-solid performance by one of the world's great actors, the Beijing theater veteran Hu Jun. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Assured, vital and well wrought, the film is, arguably, the most accomplished work to date from Hong Kong's versatile Stanley Kwan. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
It's not often that Chinese cinema tackles same-sex relationships, and rarer still to see a film of such stark, muted emotion coming from mainland China. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
At times too restrained, yet there are moments it captures the erotics of intimacy in a way that makes most American love stories look downright unfree. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
It's really just old- fashioned melodrama, dressed up with lustrous cinematography and a few nods to history. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray Conlogue
It's a good film. But its exotic allure may lead some to mistake it for a great one. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
What will really shock Western viewers are the luxurious trappings of Handong's world: The tailored suits, Mercedes Benz and expensive Japanese sushi bars have little to do with age-old perceptions of the PRC. Read full review
63
Chicago TribunePatrick Z. McGavin
Wong Kar-wai made a much more dynamic film, "Happy Together," five years ago. Lan Yu suffers by comparison. Read full review
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