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Oh Lucy!

2017

Atsuko Hirayanagi

Shinobu Terajima, Josh Hartnett, Kaho Minami, Kôji Yakusho ...

6.2

106

Comedy. Drama The drama-comedy tells the story of Setsuko Kawashima (Terajima), a lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo who is past her prime. After deciding to take an English class, she discovers a new identity in her American alter ego, 'Lucy', and falls for her instructor, John (Hartnett). When John suddenly disappears, Setsuko earnestly sets out on a quest to find him, eventually leading her to the outskirts of Southern California. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"While it's uneven, and at times seems almost artless in its craft, the story has an idiosyncratic charm that pays off in an unexpectedly touching ending."	NEU
United Kingdom	Xan Brooks The Guardian	"'Oh Lucy!'s plot feels overthought. The tone see-saws wildly. What prevents it collapsing are the warm, heartfelt performances, together with Hirayanagi’s obvious affection for her chief protagonist (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Andrew Barker Variety	"'Oh Lucy!' betrays some rough edges in the transition, but Hirayanagi’s idiosyncratic touch marks her as a talent worth tracking (...) Terajima is irresistible in the lead role"	POS
United Kingdom	Nikki Baughan Screendaily	"A film which seems to play like a standard culture clash comedy but reveals itself to run significantly deeper (...) There’s pleasingly little sentimentality and much honesty to be found in Atsuko Hirayanagi’s screenplay"	POS
United States	Peter Goldberg Slant	"[It] offers a surprising take on the tricky art of communication (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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