Only Cloud Knows(只有芸知道)

Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein

Schmaltzy, overlong and a bit tedious.

Variety by Jessica Kiang

Schematic and manipulative as it is, as a kind of team-effort between the New Zealand Tourist Board and whatever the Chinese equivalent of Hallmark is, Only Cloud Knows is, in the moment, undeniably effective at jerking tears.

Screen Daily by John Berra

Only Cloud Knows doesn’t exactly reinvent the wheel as the catharsis of the final act hinges on revelations, but what could have been rather mournful instead becomes a poignant celebration of life thanks to Feng’s deft handling of patently sincere material.

RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams

Sappy, slow, and mostly effective.