"All mood and no movie." -- Steve Rhodes, STEVE RHODES' INTERNET REVIEWS   "The actors are so terrific at conveying their young angst, we do indeed feel for them." -- Kim Morgan, OREGONIAN   "The story bogs down in a mess of purposeless violence." -- Sean Means, SALT LAKE TRIBUNE   "The boys' sparring, like the succession of blows dumped on Guei, wears down the story's more cerebral, and likable, plot elements." -- Laura Kelly, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL   "Comes ... uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of The Bicycle Thief." -- Chris Hewitt, ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS   "The complex, politically charged tapestry of contemporary Chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen is like nothing we Westerners have seen before." -- Bill Gallo, NEW TIMES   "The story has its redundancies, and the young actors, not very experienced, are sometimes inexpressive." -- David Elliott, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE   "A startling and fresh examination of how the bike still remains an ambiguous icon in Chinese society." -- Kevin Courrier, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE   "Xiaoschuai's film is surprisingly compelling in that few of his characters are likeable" -- Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS   "Nicely serves as an examination of a society in transition." -- Robert W. Butler, KANSAS CITY STAR

Hot Pick   "Provides an intriguing look at how the new economy has redrawn class lines in contemporary China." -- Daniel Eagan, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

Cream of the Crop FRESH 61% Avg. Rating: 6.7/10   "An artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike." -- Bruce Westbrook, HOUSTON CHRONICLE   "With this masterful, flawless film, [Wang] emerges in the front ranks of China's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers." -- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES   "This film puts Wang at the forefront of China's Sixth Generation of film makers." -- Susan Stark, DETROIT NEWS   "The tug-of-war at the core of Beijing Bicycle becomes weighed down with agonizing contrivances, overheated pathos and long, wistful gazes." -- Gene Seymour, NEWSDAY   "At once somber and mysterious, comical and sad. It shows just how lonely a crowded city can be." -- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES   "What's most unusual about Beijing Bicycle in terms of recent Chinese history is that any form of class conflict is depicted at all." -- Andrew Sarris, NEW YORK OBSERVER   "Well before it's over, Beijing Bicycle begins spinning its wheels." -- Steven Rosen, DENVER POST   "While Wang Xiaoshuai's film doesn't plumb the depths, nor resonate with the kind of profound irony of Vittoria De Sica's 1947 classic, it is nonetheless an affecting, poignant drama." -- Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER   "Thoughtful and exhilarating." -- Glenn Lovell, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS   "Too simple for its own good." -- Stephen Hunter, WASHINGTON POST ( More... )

  "Wang Xiaoshuai directs this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH