the audience applauded

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

I'm not adopted, but this film somehow made me experience those feelings, while capturing the Asian culture spot on. I was sucked into this film, with its use of tempo shifts, emotions, scenery and characters, in a way that just works.