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Doesn't reach the heights of Zhang Yimou's best, but this is still a heartwarming tale of love and forgiveness from the acclaimed Chinese director.
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What remains most vividly after Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles, however, is not its story but its world--the immersion in that world of a foreigner, not a polo-shirted Yank but a stiff-necked Japanese. And it is all overseen by a Chinese director. Oct 26, 2006
What remains most vividly after Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles, however, is not its story but its world--the immersion in that world of a foreigner, not a polo-shirted Yank but a stiff-necked Japanese. And it is all overseen by a Chinese director.
Stanley Kauffmann
It sounds like a slight plot, and it is, but it is rich in detail that makes up for the simplicity of the story. Oct 19, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/5
It sounds like a slight plot, and it is, but it is rich in detail that makes up for the simplicity of the story.
Richard Nilsen
It's a masterful little film, and, thanks to Zhang's seasoned hands, it's subtly heartfelt but never manipulative. Oct 19, 2006 | Full Review…
It's a masterful little film, and, thanks to Zhang's seasoned hands, it's subtly heartfelt but never manipulative.
Desson Thomson
A father takes a spiritual journey from Japan to China to help mend a decades-long rift between himself and his dying son. The lessons learned en route are as profound as they are simple. Oct 13, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A father takes a spiritual journey from Japan to China to help mend a decades-long rift between himself and his dying son. The lessons learned en route are as profound as they are simple.
John Monaghan
Relatively speaking, minor Yimou, yet it retains that extraordinary cinematic sensibility and superbly observed humanity that characterizes all his work. Oct 12, 2006 | Rating: B
Relatively speaking, minor Yimou, yet it retains that extraordinary cinematic sensibility and superbly observed humanity that characterizes all his work.
Eleanor Ringel Cater
Cynics may not fall for its melodrama, but Riding Alone is good for everyone else, including children. Oct 6, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Cynics may not fall for its melodrama, but Riding Alone is good for everyone else, including children.
Marta Barber
A profound example of unashamed feeling expanding across cultural barriers Aug 30, 2009 | Full Review…
A profound example of unashamed feeling expanding across cultural barriers
Fernando F. Croce
This may be one man's story but the themes are epic. Jun 14, 2008 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
This may be one man's story but the themes are epic.
Amber Wilkinson
The director fails to overcome a script that ignores the backstory of the characters, and that agonizingly details minor subplots. Mar 1, 2007 | Full Review…
The director fails to overcome a script that ignores the backstory of the characters, and that agonizingly details minor subplots.
Maria Garcia
The story may be sentimental, but Yimou layers it by adding cultural clash to the generational ones. Feb 24, 2007 | Rating: B | Full Review…
The story may be sentimental, but Yimou layers it by adding cultural clash to the generational ones.
Laura Clifford
From real-life opera singer Jianin to travel agent Lin Qiu and youngster Zhenbo Yang, the cast is the genuine article... Feb 16, 2007 | Rating: B | Full Review…
From real-life opera singer Jianin to travel agent Lin Qiu and youngster Zhenbo Yang, the cast is the genuine article...
Robin Clifford
...gorgeously photographed and, like Babel, a subtly organized commentary on the ways people strive to communicate. Dec 6, 2006 | Rating: 91/100
...gorgeously photographed and, like Babel, a subtly organized commentary on the ways people strive to communicate.
Philip Martin
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