The Joy Luck Club
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) | Release Date: September 8, 1993 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
84
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Pure melodrama, but stylishly done, with finely tuned performances played out against meticulously realized settings. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyTy Burr
A sumptuous two-and-a-quarter-hour emotional epic built on one lachrymose climax after another. What little plot there is exists only to set up the next Big Cry. Read full review
50
LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen
Director Wayne Wang and his dreadful cast – the performances are almost across-the-board atrocious – had no chance. Read full review
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