"The Prince of Tears" uses the love, hate, life, death, and erotic entanglements between the male and female protagonists in the air force base and the military village. It not only expresses human nature that is universal, but also reflects the entire era. In the background, it belongs to human helplessness and insignificance. It is a historical drama, a period drama, and a heart-stirring love story (Netease Entertainment Review).
"The Prince of Tears" is more like a gorgeous drama than a true exploration of the darkest period of political rule in Taiwan's history. The trademark of aesthetic master Yang Fan is everywhere in the film. The film uses the most beautiful images to depict the cruelest era. It still shows shortcomings in the screenwriting but the visual enjoyment is still the same (Sohu Entertainment Review).
"The Prince of Tears" has rich colors and exquisite composition. Unfortunately, the film's loose narrative and lack of structure have lost some of its authenticity. As the emotions evolve from intense to peaceful acceptance, the characters begin to drift. Especially the heroine Zhu Xuan, who plays the most important role, has a suitable temperament, but she still needs to work hard on her performance. Using a romantic approach to tell cruel injuries, "The Prince of Tears" is actually too idealistic (Sina Entertainment Review).
"The Prince of Tears" is pretentious, with obvious loopholes in the plot, and even the basic story is not told clearly, but the director's skills are unspeakable (reviewed by "Cinema World" Europe correspondent Liu Min).
The scenes in "The Prince of Tears" are beautiful, but the pace is a bit slow and drags on for a long time. It is difficult to understand what the characters in the film feel and experience, so it is difficult for the audience to feel a sense of excitement. The scene of Guan Ying kissing Zhu Xuan may have been intended to be a pull-up later in the story, but it seemed far-fetched (commented by Hong Kong Cable TV host Wang Xiaojun).
"The Prince of Tears" is a relatively weak film in the competition. Like director Yang Fan's previous films, he still likes to play with ambiguity, but it doesn't work well. In the end, he has to force one person to become a double. Sexuality, with a rather crude imagination added, is also very far-fetched. It is not convincing. If you want to move people with emotion, the emotion must be well laid out and difficult to explain. Yang Fan's art is still very good (film channel "World Cinema Journey" producer review).
"The Prince of Tears" is obviously Yang Fan's style. There are good aspects, but the shortcomings are also obvious, losing authenticity. But at the end, Yang Fan also emphasized that it was adapted from real memories, and the protagonist Xiaozhou is still alive. Memories of military dependents' villages in the 1950s are full of complicated emotions for Taiwanese compatriots, including love and hate, which are unforgettable. But in the hands of Yang Fan, the evolution of emotions lacked foundation. Zhu Xuan, the heroine who plays the most important role, has too many flaws in her performance. She has too literary lines and unconventional attire. To put it nicely, she is just a fairy tale character wearing a cheongsam ("Global Times" reporter Dong Ming commented).
"The Prince of Tears" follows the sentimental style of Taiwanese films. Just from the title, you can tell that the film has a fairy tale style. In "The Prince of Tears", everything is empty. Even if the background of the story is real, I still feel that the temperament of the film is unconvincing (Sina Entertainment reporter Zhao Jing commented).
"The Prince of Tears" can be called "perfect". The film's connotation, plot and narrative techniques, colors and scenes are all beautiful. The editing and music are well handled, and the actors' performances are impeccable, especially at the end. , everyone did something wrong, but they had no intention of hurting others. The heroine did not want her husband to die, but it inevitably happened, so in the end she had such a beautiful dream: her husband was back (commented by Italian female journalist Redmond).