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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 19 Jul 2021

Artfulness and restraint can be admirable qualities in a filmmaker, but rage and despair, when channeled with this much force and purpose,…

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By Lee Marshall (157) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 16 Jul 2021

It is both a passionate exposé of a serious injustice and a big emotional ride that is also prepared to take some interesting risks in its…

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By Iana Murray (14) for The Playlist (3,871) on 16 Jul 2021

What Blue Bayou does wonderfully in these quiet moments is illustrate that being Asian is not a one-size-fits-all identity but a vast tapestry…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for Variety (12,700) on 16 Jul 2021

Blue Bayou holds little back as it rails against the cruelties and hypocrisies of American immigration law to stirring effect — though this…

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By David Rooney (943) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 16 Jul 2021

There’s enormous heart behind Justin Chon’s drama, and wrenching performances full of feeling from the writer-director and his co-star…

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By Steve Pond (235) for TheWrap (3,203) on 16 Jul 2021

The melodrama can be effective at times, and there’s an admirable urgency with which it tackles significant issues in U.S. immigration policy…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 16 Jul 2021

Justin Chon’s overcranked but achingly heartfelt “Blue Bayou” is a case-study in how issue-driven melodramas are a double-edged sword…

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By Pat Brown (171) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 16 Jul 2021

The film’s evocative imagery doesn’t compensate for the story being told with such a heavy hand that it dulls, rather than sharpens, Justin…

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