Never developing a sense of some potential to be corrupted, the relationship between Jinsheng and Tao lacks anything like pathos, with Jinsheng verging on the ridiculous in his final scenes, wearing a pasted-on moustache. . . . Where Mountains May Depart cuts cleanest and deepest, perhaps unsurprisingly, is when it's focused on Zhao Tao, Jia's partner and creative collaborator since they met during the casting of Platform.
Nick Pinkerton
January 3, 2018