East Side Sushi
| Release Date: September 18, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Washington PostJen ChaneyNov 12, 2015
East Side Sushi includes a number of moments that are a little too on-the-nose in their eagerness to convey the obstacles.... But Lucero compensates for such missteps with subtly persuasive visual choices and narrative restraint. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSep 21, 2015
East Side Sushi is an engaging film that fits neatly into that category of foodie films and dreams. Read full review
70
Village VoiceSerena DonadoniSep 21, 2015
This lovely debut film contains all the ingredients of a culture-clash drama, which Lucero handles with a light touch. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweSep 21, 2015
Endearing performances, accomplished low-budget filmmaking and a distinctive urban setting all add up to an appetizing offering. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiSep 21, 2015
Though the film has trappings of a crowd-pleaser like Jon Favreau’s “Chef,” writer-director Anthony Lucero has left much thematically to unpack. Read full review
70
VarietyJustin ChangSep 21, 2015
Writer-director Anthony Lucero’s delectable debut feature has its share of on-the-nose writing and Cinderella-story contrivances, but for the most part folds its cross-cultural insights into a pleasing underdog narrative as deftly as its heroine presses together rice and nori. Read full review
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