Not One Less

Cusacks Lloyd Dobler is a complete original, brimming with quirks and schemes, one of those rare, uncompromising souls thoughtful enough to dream big and fearless enough to seize the day. ( Read More )

Marjorie Baumgarten

In many ways, Not One Less resembles the socialist realist dramas of the early Communist regimes. But Zhang has something smarter and more amusing up his sleeve. ( Read More )

Roger Ebert

Not One Less is not only about the poor in Chinas remote rural areas, but could be dedicated to them; we sense that Zhang Yimou, the director of such sophisticated films as Raise the Red Lantern and Shanghai Triad, is returning here to memories of the years from 1968 to 1978, when he worked as a rural laborer under the Cultural Revolution.His story is simple, unadorned, direct. ( Read More )

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

It comes from letting the world tickle your raw and beautiful heart. ( Read More )

David Sterritt

The movie displays less verve and imagination than its predecessor, though. ( Read More )