
A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.... (Full plot summary below)
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A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.
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| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceHas a strong flavor of daytime-drama soap. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsHow many times have we seen the components of this plot? The crimes of the young; the trials of the old; the lone individual fighting for truth and decency. But they were never mixed like this before. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA valiant and touching psychodrama about an aging woman who takes on the challenge of writing her first poem from the experiences that stir her heart. |
| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonA heartrending film, Lee's Poetry is indeed a work of art. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaYun's performance is remarkable. The journey Mija takes is painful and hard and - for us, watching - sublime. |
| Denver PostLisa KennedyNow is the time to bestow on yourself the gift of one of the most, well, poetic films of 2010. And by "poetic," we mean rich with soulful pauses that are at once visual and aural and deeply observant of the dance of routine and quiet surprise. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisThis is a movie whose power comes from the alignment both of Mija's discovery with ours and of a tremendous writer and director with his star. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThis is a small film. It is also a great one. "Great" is a word I don't use often. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzYun's performance is genuinely beautiful, a haunting expression of life, of its disappointments and its possibilities, rendered in a way that befits the title. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittLike a great poem, it challenges you to ponder it and help create its meaning. |