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In Theaters Now
- 2024
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- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 31 m
- 2024
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 31 m
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 31 m
- 2024
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 31 m
Dìdi
78
6.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
78
92% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
8% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
78
92% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
8% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
What holds it all together is a superbly understated performance from Wang, who is fully three-dimensional as Chris — a decent kid trying to figure it all out. Absent here are all the usual cinema cliches and exaggerations about teen life, thank the goddess.
You get the sense watching Didi that this is a bit of an apology from Wang to his own mother for not seeing her as a real person when he was young. But that isn’t all it is: It’s a funny, heartfelt movie, tapping into the audience’s latent memories as well as our great relief at no longer being 13.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 46 User Ratings
6.7
67% Positive
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
20% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
13% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 46 User Ratings
6.7
67% Positive
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
20% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
13% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Sean Wang, as both writer and director, has turned in an excellent entry into the “call your mother” cinematic canon. He doesn’t flinch from the darker or more troublesome aspects of the early teen years, but he ultimately balances them expertly by handling his messy protagonist with generosity and care.
You can add Sean Wang’s Dìdi to the short list of films that fine-tune the personal into the universal, and turn a magic-mirror reflection of its creator into a shared wavelength.
Wang, the director, is smart to spend much of the camera’s time lingering on the young star’s expressive face as his wide, inky eyes take in the world around him.
By Hannah Bae
FULL REVIEW
While expanding some of its snapshots could’ve helped, the approach works well enough, welcoming a director to watch in the process.
There’s no denying this is a film capable of winning audiences of all types with its inherent charm, humor, and nostalgia. For me, however, this was 91 minutes of unfocused, chaotic energy that I did not enjoy. Tonally, the movie is all over the place, while its themes are explored with timid execution.
Ao mesmo tempo que é muito bom ver a masculinidade sendo retratada no cinema, o filme em si não consegue emocionar: passa como uma crônica banal do cotidiano. Muito bonita a relação do jovem com a mãe, mas é estéril, bem como os conflitos com os colegas, o núcleo de adolescentes mais velhos, a paixão. É tudo meio como um ciclo em aberto, e isso pode ser visto como mérito do filme, por não se entregar a soluções fáceis. A meu ver, tornou frio. Ainda assim, muito belo, real, e não apela.
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Some obvious era specific stuff works well, this timeline basically perfectly aligns with my time as a teenager; Myspace, AIM, seeing The Dark Knight 6 times in theater, etc. I think the family drama stuff is just ok.
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Production Company
Antigravity Academy,
Maiden Voyage Pictures,
Spark Features,
Unapologetic Projects
Release Date Jul 26, 2024
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating R
Tagline For anyone who's ever been a teenager.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Seattle International Film Festival
• 3 Nominations
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations