In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong's descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, compl... (Full plot summary below)
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In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong's descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives, and a relentlessly evolving Shanghai. Drawing on the lessons of the past, the two modern women must understand the story of their ancestral connection, hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan, or risk losing one another forever.
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| Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallIn this lavish adaptation of Lisa See's novel, the complex chronologies of the parallel narratives are skillfully handled by director Wayne Wang, which makes his reliance on unbridled sentimentality all the more irritating. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongIt's a coordinated, stylish dance, but the steps are awfully familiar. |
| OregonianMarc MohanJumping repeatedly and randomly from present-day Shanghai to 1997 to 1829 and periods in between, the film has a pace that seems almost willfully tedious. |
| AV ClubAlison WillmoreThis latest film aims for "The Joy Luck Club's" crossover appeal but ends up stilted and emotionally remote. |
| Entertainment WeeklyKeith StaskiewiczSadly, rather than melding the best of two worlds, the film only takes the worst of their soap operas. |
| Boston PhoenixBetsy ShermanWang, back in Joy Luck Club territory, serves up melodrama without smothering substance. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaDespite the unevenness, the sincerity of the work shines through. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisIt's hard to tell whether this is a tribute to female solidarity or a lamentation. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonLike his old-time Hollywood predecessors, Wang goes for big-hearted, over-the-top emotions. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Corey HallThere's a noble tale of sacrifice and love to be found somewhere here, but it's buried beneath endless shots of billowing silk, and long takes of the leads gazing soulfully as the same four bars of weepy music drone over and over... |
