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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenTakashi Murakami has invested the film with the same sort of primal pop-art aesthetic that distinguishes much of his art.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeArt fans might reasonably expect one of the world's most successful painters to display a distinctive or at least appealing visual sense here, but they will be disappointed by Yasutaka Nagano's pedestrian photography; the film fares even worse in terms of storytelling and pacing.
- 30VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeBy second-guessing what audiences want, Murakami falls into the same trap studios do when trying to appease mass tastes, delivering a film that features many of his familiar designs and characters but precious little in the way of personal vision.
- 30Village VoiceSimon AbramsVillage VoiceSimon AbramsJellyfish Eyes may be blessedly unpretentious, but it's also immediately unmoving and relentlessly boring.
- It is poorly shot and afflicted by tedious sound (lots of screaming and saccharine music) and inept special effects. It moves with either incomprehensible abruptness or tedious slowness, especially at supposedly suspenseful moments.