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80
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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Most important, Hush! is like Chinese director Stanley Kwan's recent "Lan Yu" in that a gay romance becomes but a starting point for an all-encompassing view of human behavior.
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80
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L.A. Weekly Ernest Hardy
Exchanges overheard in bars, crisp dialogue between characters and a wistful tone underscore both modern isolation and the age-old need for connection.
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70
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TV Guide Ken Fox
A sweet and surprisingly unconventional look at the changing definition of family in contemporary Japan.
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70
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Village Voice Dennis Lim
Japanese director Ryosuke Hashiguchi ("Like Grains of Sand") enriches his rendition with melancholic ambivalence, sociological specificity, and a knack for delicate epiphany.
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70
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The A.V. Club Keith Phipps
Hush! takes an excessive, saga-like running time to reach its conclusion, but Hashiguchi frequently makes the trudge worthwhile, particularly when he finds the energy to match his three leads' charming performances.
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63
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New York Post V.A. Musetto
Overlong but telling look at three young misfits.
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60
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The New York Times Stephen Holden
Rambling, occasionally very funny reflection on the meaning of family in contemporary Japan.
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50
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Variety David Rooney
Meandering melodrama about gay relationships, friendship, loneliness and the elastic notion of family is considerably overlong and hampered by too many superfluous scenes.
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50
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
A feel-good movie that doesn't give you enough to feel good about.
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50
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New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Though the director takes a thoughtful approach to the material, mixing humor and poignancy, he undercuts our sympathy considerably by dragging things out to an inexplicably indulgent degree.
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