75
With little story to speak of, Planet Of Snail is more of an experiential piece, closing in on the pleasure and wonder with which Young-chan takes in details like rain falling outside the window and the bark of a tree.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
80
This is a love story of uncommon loveliness and simplicity.
60
What emerges is a touching study (in more ways than one) of the trials, terrors and triumphs of living with physical disability.
80
The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
A disability-centric documentary that moves viewers without resorting to trite devices, Seung-Jun Yi's Planet of Snail takes a condition most of us would find unbearable and demystifies it while finding room for poetry.
80
The spirit of the movie is nonjudgmental, an observational intimacy that, in turn, becomes inspiring.
70
Village Voice by Melissa Anderson
An unadorned, unsentimental portrait of a marriage, Yi Seung-jun's documentary Planet of Snail celebrates the daily life of an exceptionally collaborative couple.
80
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Above all, this beautifully photographed documentary is a poetic meditation on refined sensory perception.