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As savagely satirical as it is gorgeously surreal, "The Great Buddha+" is something else again - an outrageous, poignant punk Taiwanese black comedy marking the feature arrival of fresh filmmaking talent Huang Hsin-Yao. Nov 29, 2018 | Full Review…
As savagely satirical as it is gorgeously surreal, "The Great Buddha+" is something else again - an outrageous, poignant punk Taiwanese black comedy marking the feature arrival of fresh filmmaking talent Huang Hsin-Yao.
Michael Rechtshaffen
Which may sound good, but 'The Great Buddha+' is one of those movies that's much more rewarding to think about than it is to watch. Nov 23, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Which may sound good, but 'The Great Buddha+' is one of those movies that's much more rewarding to think about than it is to watch.
Simon Abrams
Most importantly, the pic gets laughs out of the class system without being glib about its cruelties. The gulf between rich and poor clearly matters to Huang, who poignantly shows how poverty robs even the dead of dignity. Jul 5, 2018 | Full Review…
Most importantly, the pic gets laughs out of the class system without being glib about its cruelties. The gulf between rich and poor clearly matters to Huang, who poignantly shows how poverty robs even the dead of dignity.
John DeFore
The good cheer goes a long way in countering the knee-jerk cynicism, which grows tiresome well before the end. Jul 5, 2018 | Full Review…
The good cheer goes a long way in countering the knee-jerk cynicism, which grows tiresome well before the end.
Ben Sachs
This ballad of sad losers mixed with satire on parochial politics is convulsively funny yet uncompromisingly bleak, bridging art with entertainment. Sep 29, 2017 | Full Review…
This ballad of sad losers mixed with satire on parochial politics is convulsively funny yet uncompromisingly bleak, bridging art with entertainment.
Maggie Lee
It's an awkwardly funny and bleak black comedy on unbridled voyeurism that reflects cynically on the human condition. Jan 23, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
It's an awkwardly funny and bleak black comedy on unbridled voyeurism that reflects cynically on the human condition.
Dennis Schwartz
It's not often that political and social satire can sleep together in the same cinematic bed, but Huang has found the magic jelly to make his many points convincingly. Dec 17, 2018 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
It's not often that political and social satire can sleep together in the same cinematic bed, but Huang has found the magic jelly to make his many points convincingly.
S. James Wegg
...an odd, philosophical smorgasbord of scathing themes that colorfully decorate this off-kilter social critique of underclass religion and repression...an ambitious, imaginative, and bitingly humorous cultural concoction of meager existences in Taiwan Nov 24, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
...an odd, philosophical smorgasbord of scathing themes that colorfully decorate this off-kilter social critique of underclass religion and repression...an ambitious, imaginative, and bitingly humorous cultural concoction of meager existences in Taiwan
Frank Ochieng
Taiwan's candidate for the U.S. Academy Awards finds comedy amid its serious concern with inequality of income. Nov 18, 2018 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Taiwan's candidate for the U.S. Academy Awards finds comedy amid its serious concern with inequality of income.
Harvey S. Karten
The Great Buddha+ doesn't deliver a satisfying conclusion, which makes the whole film slightly exhausting to watch. Jul 13, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The Great Buddha+ doesn't deliver a satisfying conclusion, which makes the whole film slightly exhausting to watch.
Carmen Paddock
This compassion allows for a more in-depth connection to the interiority of characters... and elevates the story into a kind of folklore or moral tale. Jul 5, 2018 | Rating: B | Full Review…
This compassion allows for a more in-depth connection to the interiority of characters... and elevates the story into a kind of folklore or moral tale.
Jason Ooi
The scathing social critique of The Great Buddha + is comparable to that of Marco Ferreri's Spanish black comedies... in which an underclass' universe is portrayed with vitriolic humor mixed with tenderness. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 11, 2018 | Full Review…
The scathing social critique of The Great Buddha + is comparable to that of Marco Ferreri's Spanish black comedies... in which an underclass' universe is portrayed with vitriolic humor mixed with tenderness. [Full review in Spanish]
Barbara Zecchi
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