It’s lovely to look at – the film showcases Vietnam beautifully, highlighting Hanoi’s vibrant energy and the kindness of its people; it really makes you want to travel there. However, the narrative itself falls pretty flat. Henry Golding returns after three decades to fulfill his parents' final wish. While he’s back, he begins a relationship with an American man and also connects with a relative who wryly observes th…

Henry Golding delivers a performance filled with feeling, yet it gets overshadowed because 'Monsoon' lacks appeal. Those involved clearly had good intentions, but the completed movie feels like an unfortunate loss of time. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing to gain from seeing it—it brings up questions about cultural identity and deserves some recognition for how it depicts a same-sex relationship.