An unhurried and engaging domestic dramedy by Ang Lee.

A reasonably amiable comedy-drama with a strong streak of sentimentality.

Mr. Lung makes palpable the Old World virtues Mr. Lee celebrates and the assurance that however rude life becomes, those virtues won't be washed away.

In its segue from the suburbs to the city, Pushing Hands feels like two films in one, since Mr. Chu's urban adventures take on a darker tenor. The acting can also be inconsistent, though Sihung Lung and Wang Lai are consistently engaging.