Minari – 5.5

Undoubtedly a worthy film deserving its accolades, but it just didn’t connect. I thought the child actors were lame, the burning barn a melodramatic plot device, and Mr. Yi’s ability to build a working farm almost singlehandedly while holding down another full-time job too unlikely. But what most bothered me was the way every scene and situation was cut short. This was true for the film as a whole. The filmmakers gave us a series of impressions, and because they involved Koreans, perhaps the novelty was enough. It was interesting to mentally compare the Yi family saga with the scores of movies about American pioneer families in the 19th century. But interesting was not engaging. Maybe I was tired.

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