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A Picture of You

Family. Secrets. Metadata.

2014 · 1h 23m · N/A Drama
Directed by J.P. Chan

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Overview

Kyle and Jen, estranged siblings, travel from New York City to rural Pennsylvania to pack up the home of their recently deceased mother. While there, they make a discovery that turns their world upside-down. A Picture of You is a serious movie about life that gets sideswiped in the supermarket parking lot by a funny movie about death. It’s a story about family, loss, secrets, letting go, and starting anew.

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Fresh

Nimbly avoiding the excesses of melodrama and the recessiveness of mumblecore, Chan and his likably low-key cast navigate hairpin turns from drama to comedy to outright farce with an impressive sense of proportion.

Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

A curiously likable, entertainingly laid-back Asian-American take on all-too-familiar dysfunctional family tropes, this Kickstarter-enabled effort boldly mines farce along with sentiment.

Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Fresh

Sensitive and understated, J.P. Chan's A Picture of You balances humor and sentiment with an instinctive hand, skillfully unearthing honest, unexpected laughs amid intense grief.

Katherine Vu, Village Voice
Fresh

Mr. Chan's skill with actors - particularly with Ms. Mei and Mr. Pang's persuasive, easygoing banter - compensates for the story's limitations.

Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
Fresh

This disarmingly low-key genre-hybrid delivers both dramatically and comedically.

Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter

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