| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...while it starts out like another opposites-attract-when-they're-stranded romantic comedy...the film turns into something stranger and more affecting." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"Story is best taken as a dazzling showcase for (Toni) Collette..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Japanese Story never steps wrong in its crucial closing passages..." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...often mesmerizing..." more... |
B+ |
Film Journal International
Lewis Beale |
"...extremely moving..." more... |
A- |
filmcritic.com
Jules Brenner |
"...such weak material is a testament to the collaborative power of film." more... |
C+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"Toni Collette is finally given ample room to strut her considerable acting stuff..." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
"The point gets lost in translation." more... |
C- |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...ultimately too thin for its length and too dependent on easy assumptions about its characters." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"It's a poignant, unsettling motion picture that will baffle those who have become used to Hollywood's compact, tidy endings." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...haunting and hypnotic..." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"To mildly respect Japanese Story is easy. To enjoy it would require an act of will." more... |
C+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"...wonderful..." more... |
B |
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