Sasayaki
Tidepoint Pictures | Release Date: November 17, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
Except for a few slow patches, the movie is compulsively watchable: You keep waiting to see just how sick things are going to get. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
A disturbing, and disturbingly funny, twist on adolescent love, and Shiota captures the emotional avalanche with understanding. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Best of all is Tsugumi's wild performance. Read full review
63
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Newcomer Akihiko Shiota shows talent as a director, but he allows Sasayaki to go on too long. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Surprisingly poignant, thanks to its enduring sense of tenderness. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Good acting and understated filmmaking turn off-putting material into a mildly engrossing drama, if not a particularly compelling one. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
It's not always clear what this film is driving at, but Shiota makes the weirdness visually arresting. Read full review
50
Village VoiceDennis Lim
This dreamy, languorous farce offers a manageable strawberry-flavored alternative, a mildly kinky Hello Kitty sadomasochism. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDana Stevens
There's a little more sex than you'll see on WB, but mostly there's an atmosphere of brooding psychodrama and erotic cruelty that falls somewhere between "Cries and Whispers" and "Say Anything." Read full review
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