Lilting
Strand Releasing | Release Date: September 26, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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60
Village VoiceAbby GarnettSep 23, 2014
Khaou creates a compelling tension between Whishaw's stricken, almost febrile performance and Cheng's stubbornly dignified one. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawAug 24, 2014
This debut feature from the Cambodian-born, London-based film-maker Hong Khaou is heartfelt, intelligent film-making on a shoestring budget. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyAug 24, 2014
The film is awfully methodical, almost mathematical, in working through the various emotional steps every character must take in reaching an end point we readily guess. You appreciate the effort, even as you sense it. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonDave CalhounAug 24, 2014
There are times when it feels underpowered or unfocused... but this is an intelligent, sensitive debut. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianMarc MohanOct 9, 2014
There's potential here, as well as in Junn's touching relationship with a fellow resident at the home, for real intensity, but Khaou insists on sticking with a glacial pace and lip-trembling emotional repression when a little bit of melodrama might have gone a long way. Read full review
50
Boston GlobePeter KeoughOct 16, 2014
Unlike other films that successfully explore abstractions, such as Wong Kar Wai’s “In the Mood for Love” or the memoiristic collages of Terence Davies, it doesn’t seem to have much going on beneath the drab surface. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisSep 25, 2014
For much of the movie, Junn is a one-dimensional grump who pulls this schematic if unfocused movie down with each frown and harrumph. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubVadim RizovSep 25, 2014
Khaou’s avoidance of visual fireworks and his attempt to barrel through his own script in such a workmanlike fashion has the side effect of letting his actors down. Read full review
50
The DissolveMike D'AngeloSep 24, 2014
Within the limitation of their roles, all the actors do solid work... but the movie’s tone is doggedly, almost noxiously sincere, verging on downright moist. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenSep 21, 2014
Lilting doesn't have any momentum or any sense of ambiguity, once the setup has been established. Read full review
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