Restless
Arrow Releasing | Release Date: November 10, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
A winning look at cross-cultural romance. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
This intermittently charming look at East-meets-West culture shock in contemporary Beijing seriously overreaches its grasp. Read full review
50
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Relying on rote culture-clash pratfalls, Gilfillan belabors the symmetries. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderTed Shen
The real drama is the city itself, steeped in history yet undergoing a Western face-lift. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The story is likable if not memorable, and the Chinese settings lend the basically ordinary plot a touch of novelty. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
For all its demureness, Restless captures some of the excitement of youthful romance in which the partners aren't just separate individuals but the products of divergent cultures. Read full review
38
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Boasts exceptionally attractive locations, but its painfully amateurish plotting, dialogue and acting -- combined with slack pacing -- make this Beijing-set indie romance something of a trial. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Would that the film were as interesting as the setting. Read full review
25
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
The film's title accurately captures the sensation of sitting through it -- stay home. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Writer and director Gilfillan has an estimable biography, having studied at the Beijing Film Academy and worked as an assistant to John Woo, but there's nothing in her prosaic feature debut that suggests this means a thing. Read full review
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