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Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:27
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Though it may not be as profound as its pacing would suggest, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers delicately examines familial issues in an earnest fashion.
The minor key and quietly observational work is not earth-shattering or particularly urgent, though it enables a talented filmmaker to work through personal ideas about assimilation and family conflict in an open, smart and gracious way.
Wang's new film suggests not only a return to form but also the revival of an old theme from his early Asian-American dramedies: the different ways that certain generations translate and adapt their cultural heritage
Well-written, beautifully shot, and meticulously acted
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As in most of Wang's films, a memorable cast of characters compensates for a serviceable plot.
A keenly observed portrait of a parent and child estranged by geography, language, ideology and generation. In other words, a universal story of family in the age of globalization.
This is a nice, quietly heartwarming film. The tone really got through to me. I never laughed out loud, but always had a steady grin. Charming.
It's a short story of a movie: delicate, modest, beautifully observed.
Wang's approach is measured and restrained, his shots simple and immaculate, the emotional stakes deepening scene by scene. It's a miniature gem.
A lovely film of small intentions, yet embellished with an enormous heart.
Touching look at a father's and daughter's strained relationship as they struggle through gaps of culture, language, gender, and historical context.
A quiet work with Ozu-like structure and concerns, but remains more an intellectual exercise than one from the heart.
Top CriticMeticulously paced and beautifully shot.
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers feels like a fragile wafer of a movie, but it fills you like a three-course meal.
A Chinese father visiting his Americanized daughter in Washington finds communication difficult, but the film offers rewards for the patient.
An intensely observed, small-scale family drama involving disagreement between generations.
Top CriticThe emptiness felt by Yiyun Li's characters doesn't seem as much the result of an emotional void than a too-thin plot.
A Thousand Years is imbued with these melancholy images, but it may leave you longing for a story to make you care.
It’s a mildly poignant generation-gap story.
Rich in revealing detail and apt in its use of everyday Spokane settings, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers shows that Wang remains a master explorer of the landscape of the human heart.
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September 16, 2008:
Wayne Wang Gets Personal With New Films 
After making a detour into middle-of-the-road studio fare, director Wayne Wang has moved back into what he calls "smaller, more personal" films, including the just-released "A... More...
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