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By Philyhai (1) on 07 Aug 2019

It is about how people deal with death in the family. In US, the doctor bear legal responsibility to deliver the death verdict to you…

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By Romethesecondti (7) on 05 Aug 2019

The opening line on the screen is “Based on a lie.” That may be the cleverest writing in “The Farewell,” which has a good idea at its…

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By Tvjerry (1,783) on 05 Aug 2019

Awkwafina veers dramatically (literally) away from her rep as a rapper and comic for this serious role…

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By Mulderdog (7) on 05 Aug 2019

What a wonderful surprise.. It was so much more then the given story of the grandmother/granddaughter and her imminent death…

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By Greatmartin (455) on 04 Aug 2019

As effective as The Farewell is on the huge movie screen I think it will be even more effective on the television screen…

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By Frostygamma (2) on 04 Aug 2019

The actors in this film are all good. Awkwafina gives a restrained but moving performance as Billi…

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By Kirkender (81) on 29 Jul 2019

Awkwafina is fantastic, completely worth a watch for her performance alone, and most of the cast does a superb job too…

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By Moviemitch96 (552) on 28 Jul 2019

This was a touching film but I certainly don't think it was deserving of the 100% rating it's received on rotten tomatoes, and it wasn't anything…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 25 Jul 2019

What Wang gives us is an engagingly sentimental story with warmth, compassion and wit, peopled by relatives who, for all their cultural differences,…

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By Brent_Marchant (762) on 22 Jul 2019

Director Lulu Wang's excellent comedy-drama about how to handle an impending family tragedy is one of the most capably made, thoroughly satisfying…

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By Carlos Aguilar (278) for TheWrap (3,203) on 20 Jul 2019

The cultural subtleties Wang inserts purposefully elevate The Farewell to have not only emotional impact but also revelatory social significance…

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By Richard Lawson (539) for Vanity Fair (761) on 20 Jul 2019

Its universality, if you want to call it that, can only be so headily conjured because The Farewell is about exactly what it’s about: this…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 19 Jul 2019

It’s probably strange to call a movie about illness and death a “feel good experience,” but Wang has pitched the film perfectly in this regard…

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By Karen Gordon (174) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 19 Jul 2019

The Farewell isn’t tour de force filmmaking. It doesn’t have to be…

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By Matthewmirliani (27) on 19 Jul 2019

Elegant, understated, and beautifully filmed, The Farewell is an intimate exploration of family, humanity, life, and death…

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By Matthew Monagle (156) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 17 Jul 2019

Sometimes, the movie argues, it’s the things we don’t say that prove how much we care…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 17 Jul 2019

The Farewell has a special feeling about it. It’s full of truth and emotion, and lacking in sentimentality…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for The Seattle Times (964) on 17 Jul 2019

The Farewell is so unexpectedly and deliciously funny that watching it feels like a tonic — an immersion in love and art…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 17 Jul 2019

This is a viewing experience to be treasured. It is one of the very best films of 2019…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 17 Jul 2019

The Farewell pays delightful, insightful homage to the facades and pretenses nearly everyone adopts in the name of compassion…

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