Minari

THE GIST: Hoping for greater fortunes, Jacob moves his family from California to Arkansas to start farming Korean vegetables, hoping to sell them to other immigrants like them. It won't be smooth sailing.

Perhaps I fell victim to the hype surrounding Minari, especially leading up to this year's Oscars, but I felt a bit underwhelmed, in all honesty.

Still, the story is interesting, the script is well written, and the actors all do a very good job.

In fact, the movie was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Score (for Emile Mosseri), and Lead Actor (for Steven Yeun), and actually won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (for Yuh-Jung Youn).

THE BOTTOM LINE: Ultimately, I feel like the story was worth telling - and watching - but doesn't really leave a mark. I actually struggle to understand how this film earned such accolades and a Best Picture Oscar nomination.

Grade: 7