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At the Height of Summer
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72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics What's this?

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9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Starring: Nhu Quynh Nguyen, Tran Nu Yên-Khê
  • Summary: On the anniversary of their mother's death, three sisters in contemporary Hanoi meet to prepare a memorial banquet. After the banquet, the calm exteriors of the sisters' lives begin to give way to more turbulent truths. (Sony Pictures Classics)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    90
    A wholly enveloping experience. Gentle, ravishingly beautiful and awash in everyday sensuality, it so intoxicates you with the elegance and refinement of its filmmaking that even noticing, let alone caring, whether it has a plot starts to seem beside the point.
  2. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: David Ansen
    90
    Vertical Ray slows our rhythms and heightens our senses: it's a shimmering, tactile experience.
  3. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    60
    If you're looking for refuge from summer movie bombast, it's frequently intoxicating.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. MildaM
    10
    Marvelous!!!!
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