59
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThrough a barrage of fragmented images of lurid events, escalating hysteria and sheer madness, Sono holds up a cracked mirror to modern life, inspiring the viewer to think with unexpected seriousness about what it means to be a human being.
- 80Time OutTime OutThis meditation on loneliness and the definition of family is a lot less bloody—though no less fascinating—than its predecessor.
- 50VarietyVarietyAlthough told through a cascade of flashes forward and back, the puzzle doesn't quite form a complete picture by the end, which may leave genre fans frustrated but the arthouse crowd intrigued.
- This 159-minute feature doesn't quite cohere. Mr. Sono's direction is haphazard; he oversells the first half's whimsical touches and the second half's spiral-of-doom emoting. Still, the movie is worth seeing, if only to experience a small story with impossibly grand ambitions.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThere's not nearly enough blood to keep fans of "Suicide Club," or the rest of us, happy.
- 40L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyIt’s telling that the freshest portions of Noriko’s Dinner Table are the flashbacks to Sono’s previous film.