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Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganWhile there are admittedly some jarring notes, Lost And Love is an ambitious and assured debut, and sounds a note for Peng as a name to watch.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterClarence TsuiThe Hollywood ReporterClarence TsuiLee's eye for everyday Chinese life - whether in isolated rural villages or among aggrieved laborers on fish farms - compensates for the film's minimal commentary on the larger social trauma brought about by human traffickers, and the stigma faced by their victims.
- 60VarietyMaggie LeeVarietyMaggie LeeNotwithstanding some sentimental beats, Peng achieves a delicate balance between bleak realities and a life-affirming attitude, capped by a predictable but necessary catharsis.
- 50The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldLost and Love (“Lost Orphan” in the original Chinese title) confronts serious problems but is too busy reaching for epic sweep and soaring moments to nail the fine detail of main characters’ fraught give-and-take.
- 40Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiBy ambitiously aiming to encompass the full scope and complexity of the social pandemic, Lost and Love winds up being all over the map.