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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungA spellbinding love letter to Hong Kong and the movies.
- 80Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarLos Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarIntellectually intoxicating and stylistically sumptuous, this romantic oddity about the passage of time (for an individual and for a country) evokes the grand elegance of a Wong Kar-wai epic infused with mature droplets akin to anime like “Belladonna of Sadness” or “Millennium Actress.”
- 80The New York TimesIsabelia HerreraThe New York TimesIsabelia HerreraConsider this film a master class in world-building, a bewildering but poignant dream — one that will leave you with plenty of burning questions.
- 60Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyThe film is sometimes stylishly executed, but its hyper-aesthetic, even rarefied approach, together with a confusing dream-tinged narrative and a general sense of narcotised sluggishness, will make for limited appeal beyond Asian markets and the fanbase for traditional drawn animation.
- 60Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenIt definitely demands patience ... but it rewards it with a similarly narcotic effect.