Memories of Tomorrow
Eleven Arts | Release Date: May 18, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The first movie I’ve seen about the disease that is told from the sick person’s point of view, not that of family members. The director, Yukihiko Tsutsumi, often uses a subjective camera to show the commonplace world melting into bewildering patterns and meanings. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
What distinguishes it are its intelligent, unsentimental screenplay, which only occasionally lapses into emotional manipulation; the assured direction by Yukihiko Tsutsumi; and the superb acting. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
As the wife, pixie-ish Kanako Higuchi provides the perfect accompaniment to Watanabe. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Veers regularly into disease-of-the-week territory but is rescued by the powerhouse performances of Ken Watanabe (who was instrumental in getting the film made) and Kanako Higuchi. Read full review
70
VarietyRussell Edwards
Pulses with firm conviction and gentle sincerity. For Western audiences, opening reels may seem a tad melodramatic, but by journey's end there won't be a dry eye in the house. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Memories of Tomorrow finally understands that the real victim of this terrible affliction is the partner left behind. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
This heartfelt tale of disintegration and acceptance, seasoned with family devotion, will both raise and soothe the anxieties of those of us who regularly ask ourselves why we came into the kitchen two minutes ago. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
By the time Watanabe encounters a holy senile fool in the forest, the film has foregone contemporary urban “King Lear” territory for something a lot closer to the Lifetime Channel. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesDennis Lim
Charting its protagonist's agonizing slide into senility, the Japanese melodrama Memories of Tomorrow invites mostly unflattering comparisons with "Away From Her." Read full review
50
Village VoiceCharles Petersen
Of course, it's no surprise that a melodrama would be melodramatic. But that doesn't mean it has to be graceless--as "Away From Her" shows--and grace, that virtue most characteristic of Japanese film, is what Memories of Tomorrow completely lacks. Read full review
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