The Five Senses
Fine Line Features | Release Date: July 14, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
8
Negative:
6
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38
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
There's less here than meets the eye, not to mention the ear, nose, tongue and fingertip.
38
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Fake-sounding dialogue, some over-deliberate performances and five amazingly trite linked stories.
30
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Beautifully shot and littered with disquieting character business, the film is hog-tied by its own bad Big Idea. Read full review
30
Film.comGemma Files
It's all quite precious, just not in a good way: "Postmodern" to a fault, deeply shallow, infuriatingly trite. Read full review
30
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
By interweaving several stories, the movie suffers from a peculiar multiplier effect: it deepens its shallowness. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
A self-consciously arty ensemble piece that's alternately exploitative, implausible and cliche ridden. Read full review
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