Mifune's Last Song
Columbia TriStar Home Video | Release Date: February 25, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
A vital, sexy and touching movie that goes to the heart of what human caring is all about. Read full review
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
With the filmmaking techniques pared to the bone, it is left to the actors to bring the scenes alive - and they do, often brilliantly. Read full review
88
New York PostJonathan Foreman
A delightful, fresh dark comedy. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMarc Caro
Shares the characters' off-kilter yet human qualities. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
As loose and restful as pajamas. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Refreshingly nondogmatic. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeJay Carr
The liveliest, most original family values film of the year so far. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
An edgy comedy with heart. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
If the story is immensely satisfying in a traditional way, the style has its own delights. Read full review
70
Film.comRobert Horton
An acerbically comic fable. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
A mood of anarchic spontaneity and freshness that thrills. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Curious and effective. Read full review
63
USA TodayMike Clark
An unusual walk down the aisle. Read full review
63
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Queasy comedy. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
The brusque realism of Kragh-Jacobsen's style -- his careful suppression of style -- allows a surprising sweetness to emerge. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A pow-in-the-kisser kind of movie. Read full review
53
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
Might be structured like a soggy house of cards, but it's shot beautifully and acted expertly. Read full review
50
Film.comElizabeth Weitzman
There are satisfying moments throughout the movie. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
Mifune's radical stylings belie its clichéd core. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Both enjoyably lighthearted and proof that even the most stridently purist approach to filmmaking can produce a cliched romantic comedy. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Makes up in solid acting what it lacks in Hollywood-type frills. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Cliched narrative, which isn't funny as often as seems intended. Read full review
20
SlateDavid Edelstein
Material so utterly conventional that you can predict every plot turn after the first half-hour. Read full review
20
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Grows increasingly slack and silly. Read full review
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