The drama-comedy tells the story of Setsuko Kawashima (Terajima), a lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo who is past her prime. After deciding to take an English class, she discovers a new identity in her American alter ego, 'Lucy,' and falls for her instructor, John (Hartnett). When John suddenly disappears, Setsuko earnestly sets out on a quest to find him, eventually leading her to the outskirts of Southern California.... (Full plot summary below)
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The drama-comedy tells the story of Setsuko Kawashima (Terajima), a lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo who is past her prime. After deciding to take an English class, she discovers a new identity in her American alter ego, 'Lucy,' and falls for her instructor, John (Hartnett). When John suddenly disappears, Setsuko earnestly sets out on a quest to find him, eventually leading her to the outskirts of Southern California.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThis is director Atsuko Hirayanagi’s feature-length debut (based on her own short film), and it is a most impressive first effort. Oh Lucy! is quirky and offbeat and strange and sometimes quite dark — and yet oddly lovable. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamNothing here is wrapped up with a red ribbon the way it would be in an American film, studio made or otherwise. Oh Lucy! has the guts to leave things messy and unkempt, just like life. |
| Shockya.comHarvey S. KartenA middle-aged Japanese woman is taken out of her shell by an American teacher in a delightful mix of comedy and revenge melodrama. |
| BuffaloVibeJared MobarakTerajima's 'Lucy' magnificently wields the full spectrum of emotions to deliver an imperfect character that's broken yet still willing and able to heal. |
| Denerstein UnleashedRobert DenersteinLed by a Terajima -- who wisely keeps Setsuko's motivations vague -- an able cast creates a genre-defying movie that takes us deep into the kind of life that normally would go unseen. |
| Paste MagazineAndy CrumpIt's a great performance anchoring an equally great, if a tad drawn out, film. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceOh Lucy! adopts the bold strategy of taking away, as opposed to piling on, and it works. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertHirayanagi has a way of gradually getting inside her characters that slowly renders them comprehensively known, intimately exposed and surprisingly surprising. |
| amNewYorkRobert LevinIt is unabashedly strange in the ways it assembles seemingly disparate elements, and it's unafraid to bring its character toward an unlikable place in the service of its broader truths. |
| Film ThreatFilipe FreitasStanding on its own as a sympathetic cross-cultural drama, Oh Lucy! deserves an extra point for the ability to eke out unexpected laughs from the most painful scenarios |
