84
Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonThe issues of aging and familial relationships and the appealing nature of this family would make “Our Time Machine” worthy of a look in any case, but what puts it over the top is Maleonn’s fascinating visual inventions.
- 100Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterOur Time Machine is very carefully balanced between the personal and the professional. An elegant, focused piece of storytelling finds the space to explore the family history revealing the way in which these lives are inextricably linked with the history of China itself.
- 90Film ThreatFilm ThreatThe vision of life’s twilight years presented in the film is frank while still remaining expansive.
- 90VarietyScott TobiasVarietyScott TobiasSun and Chiang strike a tricky balance between a high-stakes making-of documentary and an intimate, observational family portrait, but Maleonn is such a thoughtful, sensitive, brilliant subject that the film is compelling no matter where on the creative spectrum they find him.
- 88LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenLarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenThe documentary displays such winsome artistry that you also leave feeling energized. It’s an invigorating act of creative defiance in the face of Alzheimer’s disease.
- 80The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThis often visually beautiful movie sometimes ventures full-time into Maleonn’s own dreams and is frank in its depiction of the conflicts in the family — as well as of Maleonn’s struggles to be a good son and an active artist, as his ambitions for the project run ahead of his financial resources.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe technical and logistical details of the project are constantly fascinating, but it’s these emotional moments that pack most of the film’s power.
- 75RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmRogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmOur Time Machine leaves you wanting a whole lot more, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMaleonn somehow finds an anchor of optimism amidst the situation, despite his father’s steady memory decline. That, too, is part of this film’s gift.