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By Joe Williams (923) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 21 Jun 2012

Like a train, I Wish is slow to build momentum, then it carries us away in a wondrous rush…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 20 Jun 2012

You watch it remembering the days when you should have walked but simply had to run, and when you believed that, if you wished hard enough,…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 13 Jun 2012

The lives of the children in I Wish seem to be expanding in front of our eyes, as evidenced by their changing wishes, which become bigger and…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 13 Jun 2012

The lives of the children in I Wish seem to be expanding in front of our eyes, as evidenced by their changing wishes, which become bigger and…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 30 May 2012

The brothers Maeda are pure gold; the film captures what feels like effortless joy in their lives, and it is never something they seem to be…

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By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 24 May 2012

Transforms the commonplace into the extraordinary…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 23 May 2012

This is much too buoyant a movie for tragedy…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 23 May 2012

Kore-eda, deploying a Western pop score by the Japanese indie-rock band Quruli, just lets these kids be kids…

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By Gerald Peary (163) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 23 May 2012

At its worst, I Wish is static. At its best, it has the warmth and subtlety of classic Asian works by Edward Yang and Yasujiro Ozu…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 22 May 2012

Koreeda's like a modern Ozu, documenting the trickle down effect of global economic changes on once strongly held traditions of Japanese family life…

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By Fr. Chris Carpenter (308) for Movie Dearest (271) on 17 May 2012

A lovely, authentic exploration of family bonds tested by separation. Though the film is overlong at 128 minutes, it is a warm and wise winner…

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By Brent Simon (1,142) for Shockya.com (657) on 14 May 2012

If the Dardenne brothers were Japanese instead of French-Belgian, or perhaps set out to craft a homage to Yasujiro Ozu that was crossed with…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 13 May 2012

All of the kids in I Wish come across as real and believable, a tribute to Koreeda's directing skills working with children…

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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 12 May 2012

Never for a moment did I think that the two boys at the heart of Hirokazu Kore-eda's simply told and layered film I Wish were actors…

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By Avi Offer (997) for NYC Movie Guru (997) on 11 May 2012

Often feels like life itself: indescribable, complex, wondrous and beautiful…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 10 May 2012

The film features some fine performances along with a script that avoids sentimentality in favor of genuine charm…

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By Donald J. Levit (489) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 10 May 2012

At eight minutes over two hours, the story goes on too long, with an excess of intercuts and brief scenes that do not contribute enough to…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 09 May 2012

A wonderful adventure film that's no less thrilling for its modest scale, and a film whose emotional power and intelligence sneak up on you…

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By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 09 May 2012

This powerful drama is set at that key moment in life when the realities of the adult world impinge on and irrevocably alter the optimism of youth…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 09 May 2012

I Wish tends toward the vaporous and not just because of its volcano; but whenever its children are on screen, lighted up with joy or dimmed…

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