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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comCarlos AguilarRogerEbert.comCarlos AguilarAmid the trauma that the co-leads undergo, Wang examines the rips and repairs in the connecting tissue between us and the people who, through their action or inaction, mold us into who we are.
- 83IndieWireRyan LattanzioIndieWireRyan LattanzioChiseled as a haiku, director Wayne Wang’s Coming Home Again opens a window onto dying days in all their ugliness, but also onto their possibility of redemption for a mother and son.
- 80TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondAn elegant chamber piece that deals with big issues – life, death, family, guilt, grief – in a beautifully austere way, Coming Home Again rarely raises its voice, but it cuts deeply.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustSometimes when the moment comes to reconcile our feelings, we freeze or fumble the opportunity; other times, when we finally process the emotions and can articulate the thoughts, it is too late to communicate them. Coming Home Again, sweetly, sometimes painfully, evokes this experience.
- 70The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyWang — using a direct, unadorned shooting style — along with his cast (Justin Chon, who’s been around for some time, makes a strong impression as Chang-rae) put them across with unusual integrity.
- 70VarietyTomris LafflyVarietyTomris LafflyWhile this is not exactly a premise with mass appeal, Wang’s movie is still an unassuming exercise, defiantly in contrast to Hollywood’s typically over-sentimental terminal illness fare.
- Coming Home Again is all the more affecting for its bald artlessness. The film’s sentimentality is totally naked, almost embarrassing, and very moving.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungIt’s a far cry from dreary or depressing, but it also doesn’t offer any easy way to enter its emotional territory. Viewers who have gone through the experience of taking care of an ailing parent or relative may identify more fully with the slow-moving story.