Minari - Reviews

It is a classic immigrant story with specific, often unique new details.

...boosted by terrific performances, glowing visuals and a wonderful musical score.

...there is [a] truth imprinted on the scenes of familial life. A lightness of touch that feels like tenderness, the kind rendered from the most dog-eared of memories.

...a wonderfully absorbing and moving family drama with a buttery, sunlit streak of sentimentality.

It’s a delicately told tale, quietly engaging us with the day-to-day minutiae of the family without coercing them into a more traditionally dramatic structure.

Lee Isaac Chung’s tender story is a finely-observed portrait of family relations and rural American values.

...a witty and wise period piece.

...a caring, thoughtful, personal look into one family’s American dream.

...a gentle, sweet, and yet staggeringly powerful story of assimilating into the American Dream.

...soulful...

This gorgeous semi-memoir filters the ragged glory of the American Dream through a family of South Korean immigrant farmers.

...the sublime and soulful semiautobiographical drama from Lee Isaac Chung...

...the most American film in years.

...an important exploration of the experiences of immigrants putting down roots in new countries.

...excellent drama...