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Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) a score of 3.4397 out of 4
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Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Wise, delicate and impeccably performed, Yi Yi is a three- hour drama that looks at one middle-class family in transition -- and does so with such a kind and probing eye that we all see our lives reflected through Yang's lens. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVDTalk.com (David Cornelius)DVDTalk.com (David Cornelius)
Yi Yi is a rare work of beauty, a thoughtful, touching, compelling study of humanity that demands to be seen. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at DVDTalk.com (David Cornelius)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Seldom has a film so richly awarded patient filmgoers. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)
A humanistic masterwork. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
The artistry is undeniable -- tough insights blended with graceful compassion, gloomy certainties flecked with rays of hope. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Looks at one middle-class family in transition -- and does so with such a kind and probing eye that we all see our lives reflected through Yang's lens. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for culturevulture.net (Gary Mairs)culturevulture.net (Gary Mairs)
Observant, beautifully acted ... at turns funny and harrowing, it may well be the best film released this year. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at culturevulture.net (Gary Mairs)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)
In a span of three hours, it made me joyous for movies again. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
Effortlessly weaves a rich tapestry of personal emotions and grand-scale dramatics. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
This one is a masterpiece, despite being as inexplicable as a great work of music sometimes is. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
As I watched the final credits of Yi Yi through bleary eyes, I struggled to identify the overpowering feeling that was making me tear up. Was it grief? Joy? Mirth? Yes, I decided, it was all of these. But mostly, it was gratitude. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
A beautiful, touching and memorable film. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ReelMovieCritic.com (George O. Singleton)ReelMovieCritic.com (George O. Singleton)
...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at ReelMovieCritic.com (George O. Singleton)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for iF Magazine (--)iF Magazine (--)
...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at iF Magazine (--)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin Clifford)
The complex story, written by helmer Yang, is a rich mining of the emotions, needs and desires of normal people. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin Clifford)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Yang has created an ensemble of ... characters who are individually and collectively so heartbreakingly human that it's just impossible not to identify with -- and care about -- them. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Yang's divine control and precision of his material is almost imperceptible. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott)The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
In exchange for three hours of your time, Yi Yi will give you more life. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Charles Taylor)Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Quietly overwhelming. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
It's a magical film -- an exquisitely made and exceedingly wise family drama that communicates a touching sense of the universality of the human condition, and leaves us with the rich emotional satisfaction we just don't seem to get often at the movies ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Great, bittersweet family drama. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
These 173 minutes don't drag, they waltz. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chris Jarmick (--)Chris Jarmick (--)
...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Chris Jarmick (--)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.80 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze (Daniel Bund)MovieMaze (Daniel Bund)
...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at MovieMaze (Daniel Bund)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.76 out of 4 stars for Mr. Showbiz (Michael Atkinson)Mr. Showbiz (Michael Atkinson)
The one movie so far this year that every filmgoer should see, if only to get a big dose of what we've been missing from Hollywood. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Michael Atkinson)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
On one level, Yi Yi is classic soap opera, with a suicide attempt, a wedding ceremony, even a brutal 11 o'clock news murder, all in the mix. But Yang's direction is so admirably restrained, it lends rich heft to everything. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Film.com (David D'Arcy)Film.com (David D'Arcy)
More than a family saga, this is a family meditation. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Film.com (David D'Arcy)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen)Newsweek (David Ansen)
One of the year's best: a rich, funny, enormously humane portrait of a middle-class Taipei family in the throes of romantic, economic and spiritual upheaval. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
Generous, soulful film. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Wonderfully humanistic film. Yi Yi investigates the entire melody of life. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Yang seems to miss nothing as he interweaves shifting viewpoints and poignant emotional refrains. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for Apollo Guide (Derek Smith)Apollo Guide (Derek Smith)
...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Apollo Guide (Derek Smith)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Yi Yi is an intimate movie, for all its length and complexity. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Only rarely is a film this observant and tender about the ups and downs of daily existence. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
It may be the first meditative action movie. ...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Yi Yi (A One and a Two) (2000) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieJustice (Brian D. Girt)MovieJustice (Brian D. Girt)
...read the complete Yi Yi movie review at MovieJustice (Brian D. Girt)
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