It's my favorite movie of all time. That's a big claim but I can't think of one better.
My beloved uncle (RIP) called me right after he saw it, & told me Pai reminded him of me as a kid, & made me promise to watch it. It was my second summer of law school, & I remember so clearly talking to him (on my very first cell phone!) as I walked across the courtyard to the SF Ferry Terminal building.