The Donut King

[An] overly long documentary that, while interesting, skips over some important details in the past decade or so of Ngoy’s life.

A fine if erratic documentary anchored in a food-business phenomenon.

It's a dizzying saga of ups and downs, and of one of this nation's most beloved sweet treats, and a fascinating tale of sacrifice, success, and hubris.

[I]t's a fine yarn spiced up with moments of hip hop, animation and pop culture references, all packaged nicely in something like the hot-pink doughnut boxes that the cruller maestro Ngoy supposedly invented.

Ted Ngoy, his wife and family pick up the story and walk us through their unbelievable experience, flying to a strange new country where they didn't speak our language and had to start life anew. We follow their path to success beyond their wildest dreams

The story behind the documentary "The Donut King" is large and it contains multitudes.

The Donut King is replete with lively, energetic characters and important social history, but I think the filmmaker could have drawn from her material more insight into the American Dream.

The movie intellectually stimulated me; it also made me hungry as hell.

Gu keeps The Donut King an upbeat affair.

Director Alice Gu uses some creative editing choices to reveal a shocking twist to the life story of a fast food entrepreneur, before stickhandling a sweet ending to her documentary.