Tokyo!
Liberation Entertainment | Release Date: March 6, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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12
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6
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75
San Francisco ChronicleReyhan Harmanci
An experiment that rarely works this well. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Tokyo! is a must-see for the Gondry segment, and a strange, diverting pleasure for the rest. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate Taylor
Perhaps it is inevitable as three foreign directors train their lenses on that unique island culture of the East that all three are propelled by fantasy or science fiction, and suggest more alienation from Tokyo than affection for the great city. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The entries aren't equally strong, of course, but each comes from a sharp outsider's perspective, approaching Tokyo as a strange, mysterious organism that infects the populace. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Carax, who hadn't made a movie since "Pola X" in 1999 comes off best. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMark Olsen
A fun jaunt around the city and a quick tour of the preoccupations of three leading directors? Now there's a bargain. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMaggie Lee
Though these vignettes appear frivolous and inconsequential when set beside the directors' features, they will tickle the funny bones of a general audience. A safe choice for fantastic fests, worldwide cinemas will open to the kind of audiences who bought tickets to see "Paris J'taime" or "To Each His Own Cinema." Read full review
70
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Mutants abound as each episode trips the light fantastic. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Both in its parts and in the sum of them Tokyo! is playfully and sometimes disorientingly apocalyptic. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Falling somewhere between the horrors of Three … Extremes and the beauties of Eros, this triptych of short films set in and underscored by the titular megalopolis is a gorgeous, sprawling mess. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Do these films reflect actual aspects of modern Tokyo? The hikikomori epidemic is apparently real enough, but the other two segments seem more deliberately fantastical. The entertainment value? Medium to high: "Merde." Tokyo? Still standing. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
If you've seen "Paris, je t'aime" or "New York Stories," you know the rate of return on these urban omnibuses is variable, and so it is here. Go in expecting minor pleasures and you'll be fine. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin Chang
An uneven but enjoyable trio of films that take affectionate (and sometimes literal) aim at the Japanese capital. Read full review
60
SalonStephanie Zacharek
This isn't an art house crowd pleaser along the lines of the 2006 "Paris, je t'aime," a freewheeling mixed bag of shorts made by the likes of Olivier Assayas, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuarón. Tokyo! demands more patience, patience that it sometimes doesn't deserve. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Anyone looking for something original or unexpected should check out the trio of short films that comprise this entertaining ode to the titular city. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Despite the stories' brief running times, they don't manage to generate much interest or make much sense. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
The best, Shaking Tokyo, stars the versatile Teruyuki Kagawa. Read full review
50
Washington PostPhilip Kennicott
Tokyo, if anything, becomes more of a mystery after Tokyo! than it was before. That's the strength and curse of the film. If you can't find real connections between its disparate stories, you can always make them up yourself. But if that kind of film frustrates you, think twice before booking a ticket to Tokyo! Read full review
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