77
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshPribar’s humane and heartbreaking drama is beautifully photographed and performed; a loving, warm, and even sexy film about death and dying that is teeming with life.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe maturity of the directorial voice is evident in its clear-eyed, rigorously unsentimental assessment of a shattering situation.
- 80VarietyGuy LodgeVarietyGuy LodgeFrom Daniella Nowitz’s muted, intimately lit lensing to the plaintive, judiciously used piano strains of Karni Postel’s score, every formal element of Asia serves to illustrate and enrich the tricky, evolving relationship at its center — brushing, rather than milking, the viewer’s tear ducts along the way.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThis is a candid, sober, well-acted debut by the first-time director Ruthy Pribar.
- 50The New York TimesDevika GirishThe New York TimesDevika GirishAsia and Vika struggle to emerge as full-fleshed characters from the movie’s dull, blue-grey frames, while the script rushes through provocative plot turns in its bleak procession toward a wrenching conclusion.