Film2019100 min

The Farewell

Name: The Farewell
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2019
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong

Taste attributes: comedydramaweddingfastlightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"Based on an actual lie."

Boxlist takeExpect a breezy, straightforward comedy-drama, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

7.5/10

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Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

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