75
Metascore
31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe film is quiet, understated and gentle, allowing the audience to take pleasure in teasing out its narrative subtleties, and presented with wonderful freshness and clarity.
- 80Screen DailyDan FainaruScreen DailyDan FainaruKore-Eda’s film is more than the beautifully luminous faces of his actresses, the particular way they move and speak, or the lovely landscapes of Kamakura, even though all of these should be admired. So much more lies buried in-between the lines.
- 75The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloAs a result, the movie version feels a tad weightless, especially relative to its hefty running time. Anyone in the mood for two hours (and change) of sheer, unadulterated loveliness, however, will be amply rewarded.
- 70VarietyMaggie LeeVarietyMaggie LeeKoreeda’s sensitive yet lucid helming keeps the performances precise yet natural.
- 67The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangKore-eda's trademark humility and humanism is here, and we do get glimpses, even stretches, that suggest the piercingly bittersweet vitality of his best work. But "Our Little Sister" feels like "Kore-eda lite."
- 63Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayThe film's reserve softens some of its more piquant observations about tradition and mortality.
- 60CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleThe humour is as gentle as the girls are and, without sharp edges, the film occasionally veers towards schmaltz, but Kore-eda's deft touch and his eye for a subtle yet precise detail keeps the world grounded and consistently interesting, funny and at times moving.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinIt feels ineffably slight even if it’s a consistent pleasure to spend time in the company of these three likeable women.
- 50The Film StageGiovanni Marchini CamiaThe Film StageGiovanni Marchini CamiaHad the story been more focused rather than trying to encompass all four sisters as protagonists as well as integrate a number of redundant secondary characters, it likely could have yielded more satisfying results.