A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
Toei Company | Release Date: November 10, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
Watch Now
Buy on

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Screen DailySarah WardNov 9, 2017
Whether quietly watching Nanami gain her sense of self scene-by-scene, or plunging into more dramatic territory whenever Amuro or Mashiro appear, the end result slowly builds, grows and blossoms into an astute, insightful, multi-layered character study. Read full review
80
VarietyMaggie LeeNov 9, 2017
Artfully subverting the spirit of such soulful, diaphanous romances as “Love Letter” and “Hana and Alice” from earlier in his own career, Iwai exposes the desperation and deceit involved in the search for love. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleNov 9, 2017
Overlong yet alluring. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsNov 10, 2017
I was also so disturbed by this film that I felt I had to rewatch certain scenes just to confirm that the emotional exhaustion I experienced while watching it wasn't just a personal preference, but rather a problem I had with what Iwai and his collaborators do in the film. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterElizabeth KerrNov 9, 2017
The three-hour runtime seems justified when Iwai lets his characters fragile, burgeoning relationships develop at a leisurely pace and revel in the little details. At other times the pic is simply self-indulgent, allowing scenes to slip from emotionally naked to embarrassingly overwrought in a flash. Iwai served as his own editor and it shows. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneNov 7, 2017
The film is an interminable saga full of soap-operatic plot twists involving quickly broken marriages, sexual assault, a secret porn career, terminal illness, and a quasi lesbian love affair. Read full review
More From This Movie

56 Critic Reviews

tbd User Reviews

Details & Credits|Trailers

Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
1 81 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2 77 Project Hail Mary
3 75 Send Help
4 73 Hoppers
5 72 The Sheep Detectives
SEE ALL
Essential Links
New on Amazon Prime Video
New on Netflix
Coming Soon to DVD/Blu-ray
SEE ALL