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  1. May 1, 2020 · The Half of It. Comedy. 104 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2020. Christy Lemire. May 1, 2020. 4 min read. The pieces may seem familiar in “The Half of It,” but the way Alice Wu assembles them results in a fresh and inspired whole. The writer/director’s queer take on “ Cyrano de Bergerac ” features several of the kinds of characters we so often ...

  2. Feb 20, 2021. The Half of It brilliantly capitalizes on the everlasting appeal of an easy-to-swallow romcom by disrupting the very same tropes it inevitably clings to, resulting in a film that ...

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    • Alice Wu
    • PG-13
    • Leah Lewis
  3. May 30, 2020 · Tweet. The evergreen story of Cyrano De Bergerac, which has had both traditional retelling's like Jean-Paul Rappenau's Gerard Depardieu starrer and reworkings like Fred Schepisi's Roxanne down the years, gets another trot around the blocks for the modern generation. This time around, writer/director Alice Chu switches the sex of the protagonist ...

  4. May 1, 2020 · Movie review: Netflix’s teen romantic comedy The Half of It, directed by Alice Wu, is yet another riff on Cyrano de Bergerac, but the great performances, likable characters, and smart direction ...

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  5. Synopsis. The story is about a young man suffering mental retardation and sexual awakening, poet is charismatic and has the ability to pay attention to those little insignificant details of everyday life. His new status as a lover will bring popularity and with it problems will expose prejudice and false morality of a blinded people to wash ...

    • Jaime Ruiz Ibáñez
  6. Polygon. May 19, 2020. With The Half of It, Wu has crafted a love story that tackles love in all senses, not just romantic, prioritizing not just who gets to kiss who, but what each character hopes and dreams for. They’re so well-realized that watching The Half of It feels like the beginning of a new relationship.

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  8. Apr 30, 2020 · Movie Reviews ‘The Half of It’: Film Review 'Saving Face' writer-director Alice Wu returns with another queer Asian American romance after a 15-year hiatus, this time on Netflix.

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