Lü cao di 2005

Critics score:
84 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: A unique, charming coming-of-age film. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Wistful, humorous and majestically pictorial, Mongolian Ping Pong is an off-trail film full of offtbeat delights. Read more

Janice Page, Boston Globe: A candid and enviably uncluttered film. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Like the best films about children -- and Iranian filmmakers have been particularly good at this -- it puts the camera right among them, and sees the often-confusing world of adults through their eyes. Read more

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: Episodic and meandering, with several tedious stretches. Read more

Derek Elley, Variety: A charming but overextended yarn. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: A sneaky comedy and, to boot, one of the most breathtaking cinematic records of landscape and sky ever filmed. Read more

Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: Somehow, Hao never breaks the spell of enchantment over the proceedings. He doesn't find the characters quaint or amusing, he finds them real and human and confers the full dignity of existence upon them. Read more