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Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Hollywood ReporterRichard James HavisThe Hollywood ReporterRichard James HavisAn elegy for the days when Taiwan was a major East Asian film production center.
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThis is a funny, sad, stunningly smart movie about the end of movies, made in Tsai's inimitable, unblinking style. No movie lover should miss it.
- 90Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumFor all its minimalism, Tsai Ming-liang's 81-minute masterpiece manages to be many things at once.
- 90Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanA movie of elegant understatement and considerable formal intelligence.
- 90The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensHas a quiet, cumulative magic, whose source is hard to identify. Its simple, meticulously composed frames are full of mystery and feeling; it's an action movie that stands perfectly still.
- 88New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardA droll gem that celebrates movie love with feeling and deadpan humor.
- 80The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIt could all be done much more efficiently, but any other approach would lose Tsai's unique mix of stone-faced comedy and dewy-eyed lyricism.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoA loving tribute to cinema by Tsai Ming-liang, one of Taiwan's most accomplished and popular directors.
- 70VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyThis feels like short film material stretched exasperatingly thin but nonetheless casts a certain sad spell, graced by moments of droll observational humor.
- 70TV Guide MagazineEthan AlterTV Guide MagazineEthan AlterThough the film's deliberate pace is sometimes frustrating, it casts a quietly powerful spell and the memory of its images lingers provocatively long after they've flickered into darkness.