Tigertail
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): April 10, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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60
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 10, 2020
Mr. Yang’s story unfolds with decreasing velocity; in the latter stretches patience is required, though amply rewarded. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawApr 10, 2020
A sombre, well-acted film about sacrifice and regret. Read full review
50
The Associated PressJake CoyleApr 16, 2020
Tigertail comes off more as an idea of an arthouse movie than one propelled by its own volition. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 11, 2020
This isn’t Netflix’s “The Farewell,” which would be expecting too much. But it’s not too much to expect a more revealing and rewarding story than this. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy BurrApr 10, 2020
It’s tempting to see Tigertail in the tradition of the Ingmar Bergman classic “Wild Strawberries,” with its emotionally constipated hero looking back over a lifetime of mistakes and missed connections. But the comparison only highlights Yang’s weaknesses as a first-time feature director: flat dialogue that mistakes subtext for text, glacially paced scenes that lack dramatic momentum, stolidly unimaginative camerawork, and a central character so unsympathetic that you end up siding with his ex-wife and daughter. Read full review
50
The New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimApr 10, 2020
Spanning more than half a century, Tigertail goes back and forth in time, tracing the events that allowed Pin-Jui to achieve his American dream yet made him so aloof to his loved ones. It does this to mixed results. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 10, 2020
It’s courageous of Yang to share such a tribute to his father, though the most important things remain unspoken. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterInkoo KangApr 10, 2020
Its structure is so meager it's downright skeletal. Read full review
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