Okja

Reviews:
"The title character of the new film from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho is a marvel of contemporary technical wizardry and old-fashioned cuddliness, a CG fantasy mix of pig, puppy and hippo that makes for a genuinely lovable creature." - 06/27/2017 Los Angeles Times

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "OKJA is the heartwarming tale of a girl and her giant mutant pig, brought to life through a mix of digital effects and puppetry that makes a nonexistent beast seem as real as E.T. or King Kong." - 06/28/2017 RogerEbert.com

"[This is] he latest jaw-dropping piece of exuberant, uncategorizable dystopian satire from Bong Joon Ho....Bong is a showman in the grand tradition, and when you’re in a showman’s hands, you follow." - 06/28/2017 Boston Globe

"The picture, which never stops moving, is dense with information and feeling. Barbs of satire pop up and are washed away on streams of strong emotion." - 06/27/2017 New York Times

"Downright charming at times....The CG is convincing enough to suspend disbelief." - 05/19/2017 Variety

3 stars out of 4 -- "[It is] the work of a visual storyteller drunk on the power of movies to stir things up ... and maybe even to heal....OKJA is worth it." - 06/28/2017 Rolling Stone

"[The film] contains fascinating, wildly over-the-top performances from a couple of our best actors." - 06/26/2017 Chicago Sun-Times

4 stars out of 5 -- "OKJA is a brilliant film....It’s a Spielbergian adventure, a magical fantasy, a dystopian sci-fi, an arthouse morality play, a rousing paean to animal rights -- all housed in the simple story of a pig born in a test tube, and the ensuing battle over her fate." - 06/19/2017 Empire

"The wild chase is so suspenseful and emotionally resonant, partly because of how well-developed the bond between Mija and her CGI pal is already; it’s the kind of exhilarating magic that’s certainly reminiscent of Mr. Spielberg." - 06/28/2017 The Atlantic