"Wrapped up in all the intricacies of immigrant identity and family politics, The Farewell is a comedy of warmth and bracing honesty. Simply put, it’s one of the best films of the year" 
★★★★★
- Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent 

"Hilarious, sad, uplifting and widely expected to win Golden Globes and Oscars" 
★★★★★
- Charlotte O'Sullivan, Evening Standard 
 
"The Farewell wonderfully captures a specific cultural tradition but brings it to the big screen in a way that allows for all audiences to recognise the complications of family dynamics, the lengths we go to for the ones we love, and how sometimes we have to go home to say goodbye"
★★★★
- Rebecca Lewis, Metro
 
"One of this year’s biggest success stories, splintering even Marvel’s stronghold at the US box office. If Crazy Rich Asians proved to studio executives the commercial potential of east Asian narratives, The Farewell is testament to their staying power" 
★★★★
- Michael Sun, The Guardian 

"Truly one of the most pleasant surprises of 2019 so far: a big, warm, lovely hug of a film" 
★★★★
- Nick De Semlyen, Empire