Hi, Mom

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Hi, Mom

2021

2h 8m

Drama

Sci-Fi

Comedy

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4 Reviews

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Richard Kuipers

Variety

Jia and Zhang and a fine support cast carry out these shenanigans with an appealing energy that helps smooth things over when the screenplay occasionally stumbles into clunky plotting, super-corny dialogue and scenes that drag on for too long.

Apr 6, 2021

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John Lui

The Straits Times (Singapore)

The film features a number of these tightly-written skits, performed by a cast whose easy rapport is obvious.

Rated: 4/5

May 12, 2021

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James Marsh

South China Morning Post

Full credit to Jia, who has pulled off a major cinematic victory with Hi, Mom, which she caps with a climactic revelation that will ensure there isn't a dry eye in the house.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 6, 2021

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Jeanmarie Tan

The New Paper (Singapore)

Hi, Mom successfully balances the slapstick and the sentimental, with a plot twist that will break your heart and make you want to call or hug your mum after the screening.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 5, 2021

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Fong Kok Hoong F

Jia Ling's directorial debut is a tremendously emotional eulogy for her deceased mother with this tearjerker about a disappointing daughter in an alternative universe with her mother at a younger age and making amends by going all out to alter her mother's destiny for the better.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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R 9

Too long, but very sweet. 'Hi, Mom' is a film that holds a lot of heart thanks to how serious it can get plot-wise, though as well manages to blend in a fair amount of comedy too - the language barrier on my part does probably hamper it slightly as you'd expect, but even I got some chuckles out of it. Jia Ling (also writer, director) is front and centre throughout and puts in a good performance, the latter also goes for Zhang Xiaofei, Shen Teng and, in a smaller display, Liu Jia. As noted at the top, I did find the run time to be overcooked; not convinced this needed to be 2 hours in length, personally. That's my only real criticism though. The score is well done, some bits kept reminding me of the music from 'Toy Story 2' for some odd reason. Not that that's a bad thing, nor is the film itself. I had a positive time watching it and that's all you can ask, really.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/24

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Dui K

Great movies always touch the deepest of your heart .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/21/23

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Meraki K

This was so unbelievably beautiful it's one of my favorite movies now.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/23

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Ling Jia

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Ling Jia

Jia Xiao Ling

Zhang Xiaofei

Li Huan Ying

Teng Shen

Shen Guang Lin

He Chen

Leng Te

Yuan Du

Factory Director Shen

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Director: Ling Jia
Screenwriter: Ling Jia
Production Co: Alibaba Pictures
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Comedy
Original Language: Chinese
Runtime: 2h 8m