Eureka
Shooting Gallery | Release Date: May 4, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
19
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
One of the year's best films, and certainly its most challenging so far: At more than three hours, watching it is less like consuming entertainment and more like living. Read full review
100
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Quiet, powerful, contemplative, respectful of stillness, Eureka is the first film this year in which there is obvious greatness. Read full review
100
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Aoyama's monochrome images are filled with a simple shadowy beauty and his scenes are rich in tender sensitivity and empathy. Read full review
100
Village VoiceAmy Taubin
A film of rare tenderness and mystery. Read full review
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Understated acting and brilliant use of wide-screen black-and-white cinematography. Read full review
90
VarietyDavid Rooney
Builds steadily through a series of masterfully orchestrated modulations to a final act without shattering revelations or lofty dramatic peaks but with a quiet, formidable power. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
To watch this film, in short, can be a transforming experience. Read full review
88
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Wrenching performances and painstaking visual and thematic compositions. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Slow -- sometimes maddeningly, soporifically so. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Eureka demands active attention, but rewards it with emotional resonance, thematic complexity and a succession of images that take up permanent residence in our brains. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
It's never dull -- beautifully acted and handsomely shot in sepia-toned Cinemascope. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Eerily compelling. Read full review
80
Film.comPeter Brunette
A completely different order of cinematic existence than any other film you're likely to see in the near or distant future. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderFred Camper
The compositions and camera movement are both precise and elegant. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
A work that demands patience, and it will easily exasperate some moviegoers. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Never feels inflated -- and it builds to an ending of unusual power. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Special note should be made of real-life sister and brother Aoi and Masaru Miyazaki, who give beautiful performances as the children. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
Eureka is, quite extraordinarily, never dull. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
His (Aoyama) existential odyssey is so attenuated and aloof that he turns suffering into an art thing. Read full review
60
Washington PostNicole Arthur
The film's loveliness does much to modulate its often maddening pace. Read full review
50
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
You may find yourself spellbound or colossally irritated; it's a close call either way. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Eureka never comes to life. -- In pursuing its aesthetic agenda so single-mindedly, the movie leaves the characters behind in the muck. Read full review
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