Review of Japanese Story (2003) by Jason E — 05 Jun 2007

Toni Collette does it again! Great performances.

This review of Japanese Story (2003) was written by Jason E on 05 Jun 2007.

Japanese Story has generally received positive reviews.

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I stand in the desert. The sky is so blue. there is so much space; my heart is open…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for The New York Times (9,847) on 12 Jun 2016

Ultimately too thin for its length and too dependent on easy assumptions about its characters. But it does demonstrate that Ms…

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By Ld P (148) on 04 Sep 2009

The film in a whole was Ok. But the performance by Toni Collette is incredible. She is one of the most versatile out there…

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Review of Japanese Story (2003) by Jason E — 05 Jun 2007

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I stand in the desert. The sky is so blue. there is so much space; my heart is open…

The sudden turn the film's narrative and mood takes profoundly overwhelms you. Not really a mass entertainer…

This could be aptly titled Just A Story. The setting of Australia was quite a beautiful thing…

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Toni Collette is brilliant in this intensely moving film about love, loss and grief…

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