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Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe movie, beautifully shot and acted, earns its ultimate sense of hope by confronting real heartbreak head-on, and with compassion.
- 83The Film StageZhuo-Ning SuThe Film StageZhuo-Ning SuA well-crafted mainstream effort with accessible emotions and that whiff of Kawase-que zen.
- 60CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleSweet Red Bean Paste is a modest film which seeks profundity in the detail of life.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungDirector Naomi Kawase’s adaptation of Durian Sukegawa’s novel An aims so low that it makes good on its modest ambitions.
- 50Screen DailyDan FainaruScreen DailyDan FainaruThe clichés start to arrive in rapid succession. Even the most moving performances cannot disguise their obviousness.
- 50The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloWhat makes this film more potentially enticing to Westerners than the seven films that preceded it? Two words: food porn.
- 42The PlaylistOliver LytteltonThe PlaylistOliver LytteltonUnfortunately, it proves to be as disposable as the snack it revolves around.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe film has an impeccable technical finish, but it is insipid, contrived, solemn, and ever so slightly preposterous.