“Dwells quietly in the limbo of those waiting for a loved one to die.”

“Gorgeously shot and sensitively acted.”

“A demonstration of range from the actor-turned-director.”

“Lenser Ante Cheng, who shot Chon’s Gook in crisp monochrome, cast a lush spell when Kasie goes out into the night, with colors and textures reminiscent of Christopher Doyle’s work with Wong Kar Wai.”

“We should be past the point of excessive praise for a male filmmaker who actually sees women characters as whole people, Justin Chon has — along with his co-screenwriter Chris Dinh — endowed his latest protagonist with so many uniquely human complexities that he does deserve some praise. The rest of it belongs to actress Tiffany Chu, who enriches MS. PURPLE with a performance that is both vulnerable and fearsome, softhearted and severe all at once.”