Tigertail

  • 2020


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Positive Reviews 48
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Average Rating 3.0/5
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4.4
Yangs script is thoughtful and precise every character gets to be three dimensional. Rogerebert
3.0
The answer to that mystery is telegraphed early on, and Tigertail doesnt exactly build to some grand revelation about what went wrong. Indie Wire
4.5
Imperfect though it is, Tigertail depicts an aspect of the first generation American experience seldom captured on screen... Variety
3.0
It is as if memory is a vital ingredient that makes the drama live, with a throb that the here and now doesnt have. The Guardian
1.5
But Pin Jui doesnt let himself take his relationship with Yuan seriously hes got places to go, and, soon enough, another woman to marry. The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Tigertail goes back and forth in time, tracing the events that allowed Pin Jui to achieve his American dream yet made him so aloof to his loved ones. .. The New York Times
4.5
And because weve already glimpsed the graying Pin Jui, flabby and stoic, we know, like the entanglements in Wongs masterpieces, this particular story ..
1.5
Its just a shame Tigertail doesnt offer them a more cohesive symphony. The Young Folks
4.0
Anchored by Yangs sensitive direction and a Tzi Ma performance teeming with life, Tigertail is romantic, thoughtful, and heartbreaking all at once. Screen Rant
3.8
Loosely very loosely, according to Yang based on the life of the directors own father, Tigertail is a tight and deeply felt meditation on memory and r .. The Globe And Mail
4.0
Solidly produced, a bit fragmented...but the two leads, who are excellent, shine bright. You Tube
4.0
Alan Yang has given us one immigrants story that feels like his dads unique, deeply felt experience, but also makes it reverberate like its his own an .. Rolling Stone
1.5
Performance Worth Watching: Ma is the ever sturdy familiar veteran, a career character actor with a mile long resume and a familiar face, and hes exce .. Decider
4.5
If you dont understand why thats significant when you first see it, you will soon. Decider
1.5
At a little over 90 minutes long but with the potential to sustain itself for at least an hour longer, Tigertail feels like something Harvey Weinstein .. Hindustan Times
1.5
One of the films minor grace notes is that it doesnt sideline Zhenzhen like Pin Jui does, even though the story isnt about her. Npr
4.0
Tigertail is a deeply sincere and stirring first film, that powerfully evokes painful and thrilling memories with a gorgeous, woozy ambience. Flim List
4.0
Alan Yangs Tigertail is an intergenerational family saga thats principally told through Pin Juis perspective. Flim Threet
5.0
Yang captures the perversity of human beings and does it with such tenderness that theres nothing to do but cry. Standard
2.0
While Yang borrows a few obvious aesthetic choices from other filmmakers, overall, as a debut work, hes incredibly disciplined in his artistic indulge .. The Play List
3.0
Its a genuinely funny gut punch one that hits a little too close to home for this movie. Lw Lies
3.0
More potent is the sense of choices made young becoming faultlines through a life, creaking under us across decades and continents. Ft
4.0
With its all star voice cast (everyone from Ozzy Osbourne to George Clinton), elasticated animation, and relentless sugar rush pace, there isnt a mome .. Independent Ie
3.0
A gentle, elegiac Asian American story of lost love and emotional repression... The Arts Desk
1.5
Mr. Yangs story unfolds with decreasing velocity; in the latter stretches patience is required, though amply rewarded. Wsj
3.0
My grasp of the pain and challenges of up and leaving all that you love behind was tightened considerably. And given our governments unwarranted assau .. Patriot Ledger
3.8
Its a beautiful device to show shifts in time and character reflection, but Tigertail could have benefited from tighter editing to create a more impac .. Big Picture Big Sound
3.5
Yang doesnt quite dig into this dichotomy with Tigertail, which is imbalanced in favor of the past storyline. Film
4.0
Yangs unfussy direction jumps back and forth effortlessly between four different time periods, sparking waves of nostalgia as it weaves a tangle of re .. Scmp
3.5
While the premise isnt going for anything too novel, aside from matching an adult male with an excessively vulgar kid, the execution hardly aspires an .. We Live Entertainment
4.0
Yangs eye for beauty and composition sometimes gets in the way poverty in Taiwan is more picturesque than painful, and New Yorks grime is also given a .. Straits Times
4.5
So much of the pleasure of Yangs film involves piecing the shards together. The Ringer
4.0
I didnt see that one, but what Love, Wedding, Repeat writer director Dean Craig has concocted is like watching a wobbly multi tiered wedding cake crum .. Dead Line
3.0
Its deeply romantic while never losing sight of the poverty surroundings its characters. One Room With A View
1.5
While it doesnt stack up to the films its clearly indebted to, Tigertail still feels like a solid, personal debut, underpinned by some incredible perf .. Bitly
3.0
Yang is a talented filmmaker whose writing has always evidenced a deep, sophisticated understanding of the sometimes contradictory nature of human emo .. Bitly
3.0
Unfortunately, Helmss schtick is painfully unfunny, much like that of his pint sized co star Terrence Little Gardenhigh, whose characters casual homop .. Scots Man
2.0
The distinct ages of each of the actors playing Pin Jui doesnt hurt either, of course.) Film Avclub
3.0
Crafted with care. Nigel Bucks cinematography effectively registers the different time periods and locations, and Michael Brooks plaintive score balan .. Original Cin
2.0
Though its a straightforward, no frills homage to his own fathers odyssey from Taiwan to New York, Yangs approach falters on its own monotony despite .. Ion Cinema
3.5
He doesnt engage her, doesnt invite her into his life, very much the stereotypical stoic Asian parent. Cultured Vultures
4.0
And Christine Ko perfectly embodies the never quite good enough struggle often felt by the first American born generation.
3.5
Yangs script and his compassionate treatment of the characters mean we understand and mostly feel Pin Juis pain, while Mas subtle performance cuts thr .. Adelaide Review
3.0
Sometimes we think our parents are aloof and simply dont understand us. Mac Guff
4.5
Alan Yangs Tigertail is a beautifully poignant and staggeringly realistic look at the life of a hopeful man and the loved ones around him. Battle Royale With Cheese
4.5
Its easy to see a version of Yangs film expanded from a 90 minute character study into a three hour multi generational epic. Crooked Marquee
2.5
Tigertail doesnt rise to the level of those movies, but it contributes to a heartening trend. Abc News Go
3.5
An impressive directing debut for Alan Yang. And another great performance by Tzi Ma, in this romantic, heartbreaking and hopeful drama.
2.5
What is mythic to a child can seem banal to an outsider, and it takes a skilled artist to get an audience to truly see those shadows looming on the ca .. Google
1.5
Truthfully, Tigertail is Pin Juis story through and through, and the film wouldve benefitted from tightening its focus... The Muse Jezebel
1.5
Although Love Wedding Repeats committed cast find haphazard humour in their characters plight, they are hampered by a torpid storyline and a string of .. Daily Telegraph
2.0
Both conflicts revolve around a fathers strained relationship with children who dont understand him. Mediaversity Reviews
1.5
Yet, for most of its runtime Tigertail is monotone the dramatic moments dont peak the way you want them to and when it should sparkle it only glimmers .. idobi.com
4.5
Tigertail has its share of rough spots ... but Yang approaches the material with so much love and compassion that it makes up for the films shortcomin .. That Shelf
2.5
Tigertail leaves a sour aftertaste because it could have been better than what it ends up being.
1.5
Its in many ways a well made and (mostly) well acted film thats nonetheless impossible to engage with because it never settles down for long enough to .. Wbur
4.5
A profound look at the stories of migrants, especially young people who arrive in foreign countries with disproportionate hopes of what will happen an .. Cinencuentro
3.0
Its all rather hushed, with only brief glimpses of the sharper elements of the characters personalities. Its moving, but also oddly muted. Time Of India
3.0
... the quiet debut feature of American writer/director/producer Alan Young, is rudimentary but honest. Always Good Movies
1.5
Tigertail is a well made movie that could have used a more fleshed out story to fully reach its potential. CultureMap
0.5
Everybodys trying really hard to be funny. Its exhausting and kind of irritating. FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los A ..
3.0
The excessively maudlin score, meanwhile, has the telltale canned qualities of an off the rack composition. (
5.0
But we all continue on the path ahead, no matter how bumpy it becomes, knowing that theres another crossroad ahead. Reel Honestre Views
0.5
An obnoxious explosion of glitter right into your eyes. Trolls World Tour proves that, even during quarantine, parents can be annoyed by ugly animated .. Critically Ac Claimed
3.0
The old Pin Jui is self centred, doesnt speak much and proves arrogant. Outtake Mag
0.5
TIGERTAIL sneaks and pounces out of the tall grass to rip apart the heart: for a bleak but touching character drama that crosses time and place, and g .. Pay or Wait
3.3
Tigertail isnt perfect, but it has a lot of heart behind it. The story moves perhaps a bit too quickly, not allowing enough time to get to know Pin Ju ..
1.5
Unfortunately, Tigertail fails to say anything unique about the Asian American experience and only skims the surface of its narrative. The Screen Scene
1.5
A near terminally bland serving of romantic comedy casserole that, in flashes, teases that it might become something marginally more appealing before .. Fortune
4.5
True maturity, therefore, isnt in learning how to stuff feelings and act like every other dysfunctional person. Just Add Color
4.5
Perhaps the films most profound accomplishment is the richness of the empathy it offers its characters while it examines the nuances of the past from .. Film Daze
1.5
Forget that this promises a multi generational look at the distance immigration puts between families (and no, I dont mean physical distance). Emily Wheeler Movie Ops
3.0
Tigertail reminds me a lot of Master of None although, logically, from a more dramatic point of view. Although the movie is entertaining, Yang is much .. nostagefright.net
4.5
The multi generational family drama captures an immigration story many Americans can relate to. Bustle



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