57
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80New Times (L.A.)Andy KleinNew Times (L.A.)Andy KleinExcept for a few slow patches, the movie is compulsively watchable: You keep waiting to see just how sick things are going to get.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerA disturbing, and disturbingly funny, twist on adolescent love, and Shiota captures the emotional avalanche with understanding.
- 63New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoNewcomer Akihiko Shiota shows talent as a director, but he allows Sasayaki to go on too long.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanSurprisingly poignant, thanks to its enduring sense of tenderness.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittGood acting and understated filmmaking turn off-putting material into a mildly engrossing drama, if not a particularly compelling one.
- 50San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackIt's not always clear what this film is driving at, but Shiota makes the weirdness visually arresting.
- 50Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThis dreamy, languorous farce offers a manageable strawberry-flavored alternative, a mildly kinky Hello Kitty sadomasochism.
- 50The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThere's a little more sex than you'll see on WB, but mostly there's an atmosphere of brooding psychodrama and erotic cruelty that falls somewhere between "Cries and Whispers" and "Say Anything."