the actors serve a sombre, reflective screenplay with suitably understated performances; The quiet realisation of loss is more poignant than any of the larger storylines in this dour tale
it's completely preposterous...; Even as this movie focuses on the suffering inflicted on women by the patriarchy, it objectifies its heroine and turns her pain into pretty tragedy porn
can't say Takashi Dosher is an accomplished filmmaker---yet, but this movie hits a nerve. Also, coming from a male director there is a misogynist undertone that just doesn't feel right
by Dwight Brown[National Newspaper Publishers Association ]
