90
The New York Times by Glenn Kenny
Hong’s formal confidence yields a movie that’s very simply constructed and utterly engrossing.
Yourself and Yours (당신자신과 당신의 것)
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- South Korea
- 2016
- · 86m
Director
Hong Sang-soo
Cast
Kim Joo-hyuk,
Lee Yoo-young,
Kim Eui-sung,
Kwon Hae-hyo
Genre
Drama,
Comedy
Painter Youngsoo hears secondhand that his girlfriend, Minjung, has recently had (many) drinks with an unknown man. This leads to a quarrel that seems to end their relationship. The next day, Youngsoo sets out in search of her, at the same time that Minjung—or a woman who looks exactly like her and may or may not be her twin—has a series of encounters with strange men, some of whom claim to have met her before.
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89
Austin Chronicle by Jenny Nulf
You can take Yourself and Yours at face value, and watch it like Min-jung is a pathological liar, or you can watch it trusting her every time she claims she’s not Min-jung, and see it as a metaphor for how men see women. That there are numerous ways to view her and the story makes it one of Hong’s most powerful and engrossing films.
88
Slant Magazine by Sam C. Mac
Yourself and Yours‘s commitment to its various extreme ambiguities is a crucial facet of the film’s success.
83
The Playlist by Bradley Warren
Yourself and Yours lacks the narrative intricacy of the South Korean filmmaker’s most celebrated work but nonetheless serves as a charming introductory point for unfamiliar audiences.
83
The Film Stage by Nick Newman
Yourself and Yours is enjoyable the way every other Hong Sang-soo film is enjoyable: funny, relatable and emotionally honest, structurally innovative, and composed with a patient eye that favors the peaks and valleys of conversation over standard get-to-the-point construction.
80
Los Angeles Times by Mark Olsen
Though it is only now receiving a U.S. release, it says something about the ever-prolific filmmaker’s consistency and extremely high level of proficiency that the film still seems fresh and enchanting, by turns delicate, romantic, mysterious, witty and crushing.
80
Screen Daily by Wendy Ide
Ultimately, the film makes a case that perhaps it’s better not to know everything about the person you love. And sometimes you just need to shed the baggage and start the relationship again from the beginning.
80
Variety by Scott Tobias
Buoyed by Hong’s romantic optimism, the immensely satisfying conclusion hints at the possibility of love as a renewable resource, so long as both partners are flexible to different terms. Yourself and Yours asks the audience to take the same leap — best to keep an open mind and go with the flow.
80
Screen International by Wendy Ide
Ultimately, the film makes a case that perhaps it’s better not to know everything about the person you love. And sometimes you just need to shed the baggage and start the relationship again from the beginning.
67
The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo
Viewers who cherish ambiguity will have no trouble finding plenty of it here, as Hong never explicitly tips his hand regarding this woman’s disputed identity.
50
RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams
An exhausting, and mostly frustrating display of emotional scab-picking.
50
The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Dalton
Hong has a distinctive voice and an interesting track record, but his latest exercise in flimsy whimsy is for indulgent hardcore fans only.
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