Frankly, this seems like a movie for older Chinese women. Unless you fit in that demographic or enjoy Chinese family drama for some reason, can’t say I really recommend this one. I mean it isn’t bad, it just never really captivated me. The artsy Japanese guy was amusing. I’m almost convinced the actor wasn’t actually Japanese, something felt a bit off about him. Ting-Ting was an interesting character. Starting to get a little sick of these movies though, they all feel the same. Then it never gives you the narrative straight, you always got to piece it together for yourself. Meh.
The Harvard paper blares, “‘Yi Yi’ is a Gorgeous Meditation on the Mundanity of Unhappiness”. Yuck. Seriously, it’s hard to take those guys seriously.
