79
Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanPhiladelphia InquirerDesmond RyanA profound and deeply moving exploration of facing death with dignity.
- 100Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinUnabashedly personal and uncool...but between you and me, dear reader, I love it to death.
- 90The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensIt's not one of Kurosawa's great films.... But it is, within its own proportions, nearly perfect.
- 83Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganLittle spectacle but much bittersweet sensitivity.
- 80Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumHas the expressionistic simplicity of Kurosawa's other late films.
- 75San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonIt is an important work, and a very good one.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamThis warm, celebratory and very public film is punctuated by sudden and luminous private visualizations.
- 75New York PostNew York PostThe late Akira Kurosawa's shamelessly sentimental last film is a fond and fitting farewell.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWordy, wearying drama.