'The Vertical Ray of the Sun' is a very pleasant film by Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 6, 2020

The Vertical Ray of the Sun, no mere movie, is a prayer rung out across the movie palace, a benediction to the everyday, a stirring of the skin where no breeze has traveled, a visual altar upon which to gaze.

| Feb 24, 2020

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Tran is not judgmental of his characters. No one is a bad guy; everyone is lost, but only a few steps from the right path, and love can re-direct them to a better life.

| Original Score: B+ | Dec 6, 2004

a gorgeous dream half-remembered.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 12, 2003

| Original Score: 4/10 | Jun 19, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 20, 2003

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 10, 2003

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 8, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 21, 2002

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 5, 2002

| Original Score: 58/100 | Jan 12, 2002

A fascinating film.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 11, 2002

| Original Score: 5/5 | Oct 30, 2001

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 30, 2001

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2001

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 30, 2001

As impenetrable as the film seems at times, it's also visually stunning ... and the performances are uniformly good.

| Oct 12, 2001

This might just be the perfect time to soak up some of its calm and natural beauty.

Full Review | Oct 11, 2001