▁and ▁when ▁he ▁asks ▁himself ▁if ▁The ▁Or phan ▁of ▁Any ang ▁can ▁be ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁he ▁answers ▁simply , ▁" Qu ite ▁possibly ." ▁Gener ally ▁critics ▁mirror ed ▁this ▁pra ise ▁to ▁one ▁degree ▁or ▁another , ▁one ▁calling ▁the ▁film ▁" de cept ively ▁simple ▁film ▁of ▁great ▁depth , ▁m atur ity , ▁sens itivity ▁and ▁vision ," ▁while ▁another ▁gave ▁it ▁more ▁sub du ed ▁pra ise , ▁but ▁noted ▁that ▁Wang ▁would ▁be ▁" a ▁new ▁talent ▁to ▁monitor ▁on ▁the ▁ind ie ▁Main land ▁scene ." ▁ ▁The ▁film ' s ▁art istic ▁pret ensions ▁( the ▁slow ▁pace ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁non - prof essional ▁actors ▁for ▁example ) ▁did ▁gar ner ▁the ▁film ▁the ▁sc orn ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁critics , ▁with ▁one ▁op ining ▁that ▁The ▁Or phan ▁of ▁Any ang ▁suffered ▁from ▁the ▁un intent ional ▁humor ▁of ▁bad ▁acting , ▁ultimately ▁calling ▁the ▁film ' s ▁relatively ▁short ▁ 8 2 ▁minute ▁runtime ▁as ▁never theless ▁being ▁like ▁" a ▁life ▁sentence ." ▁ ▁Such ▁reviews , ▁however , ▁were ▁out number ed ▁by ▁positive ▁accounts , ▁with ▁the ▁review ▁database ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁giving ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁ 7 5 % ▁F resh ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁nine ▁published ▁reviews ▁as ▁of ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Chicago ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁ ▁F IP RE SC I ▁Award ▁▁ 2