30
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
Schmaltzy, overlong and a bit tedious.
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60
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.
70
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.
75
RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams
Sappy, slow, and mostly effective.