Starry Starry Night (2012)
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55% of critics liked it
(11 reviews) -
69% of users liked it
(200 ratings)
When Mei falls in love with Jay, a new transfer student at her school, love at first sight takes hold, providing her first journey into adulthood and what soon becomes her fondest childhood memory. Amongst her parents' divorce and bickering and her grandfather's death, Mei finds solace in… More When Mei falls in love with Jay, a new transfer student at her school, love at first sight takes hold, providing her first journey into adulthood and what soon becomes her fondest childhood memory. Amongst her parents' divorce and bickering and her grandfather's death, Mei finds solace in Jay even as they begin a perilous journey into the mountainous wilderness to find her grandparents' home. As they venture into the starry, starry night, they get lost in a storm that leads them towards a greater destination.
- Directed By
- Tom Lin
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Mar 23, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- China Lion Films
Critic Reviews
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
The cumulative effect is more that of a handsomely crafted museum piece than a moving, emotional journey.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Tom Shu-Yu Lin tackles death, divorce, loneliness and first love with the eye of a painter and the heart of a child.
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Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
A somewhat clunky family movie about childhood escapism, alternating a little too conveniently between the grim and the adorable.
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Andrew Schenker, Village Voice
[Lin] can't make up for the fact that the film wants to say more about the fragility of childhood than it's capable of communicating through its characters and their delicate, perpetually uncertain situations.
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Anita Li, Toronto Star
A whimsical coming-of-age tale that takes a common theme - growing pains - and transforms it through exquisitely rendered CG effects and a heartfelt storyline.
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Cast
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Josie Xu
as Mei
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Lin Hui-min
as Jay
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Rene Liu
as Mei's Mother
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Harlem Yu
as Mei's Father
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Kenneth Tsang
as Mei's Grandpa
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Janel Tsai
as Jay's Mother
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Stone Mayday
as Teacher
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Gwei Lunmei
as Mei (adult)
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Xu Jiao
as Xiao Mei
- Hui Ming Lin
