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By Christopher Campbell (291) for Movies.com (1,002) on 25 Jul 2012

Like the food on display in beautiful close-ups, the film is a sleek reminder that simple can be fulfilling, and maybe even brilliant…

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By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 31 May 2012

Delves deep into the qualities of dedication and perfectionism…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 23 May 2012

The movie functions well as high-end food porn, but it's also an insightful character study of the single-minded Jiro…

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By Cj Johnson (473) for ABC Radio (Australia) (677) on 21 May 2012

It's an interesting exploration of a particular aspect of Japanese culture, which is fathers and sons working together…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 15 May 2012

Even after you've eaten your fill, Gelb's film is memorable not just as a foodie paradise, but as a lovely, insightful portrait of a man in…

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By Matthew Pejkovic (770) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 13 May 2012

Watching Jiro work with the decades of experience on his side is like watching a master painter adding strokes to a masterpiece…

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By Austin Kennedy (419) for Sin Magazine (286) on 11 May 2012

I can imagine that if you are a sushi lover, then you'll be drooling over the delicious looking scenery, and it maybe even convince you to…

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By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 05 May 2012

The film similarly guides us smoothly from opening credits to closing without complaint or concern, and before you know it, you've dreamily…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 05 May 2012

If you ever wondered what is the Art of Sushi, David Gelb's intriguing portrait opens up a whole new world, in which we learn about simplicity,…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 28 Apr 2012

Thoughtful, gentle and wonderfully restrained, David Gelb's brief documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a portrait of an artist in full flower,…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 26 Apr 2012

Since few (if any) of us will ever be able to actually taste sushi chef Jiro Ono's cuisine -- minimum cost per person to dine there is roughly…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 25 Apr 2012

The parade of dishes is like one note after another in a symphony meant to be appreciated by all the senses…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 19 Apr 2012

By the time this graceful film is over you understand why Japan has declared the bald, bespectacled Jiro a national treasure…

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By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 19 Apr 2012

Gelb apparently understood that his subject was itself so taking that he wouldn't need filmic embellishments to keep his viewers alert…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 18 Apr 2012

Yes, it will make you hungry, but it also supplies an understanding of skill and care that's largely lost in today's mechanical world…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 18 Apr 2012

Obsessive, we were saying? Oh my, yes, and that's what makes the film so compelling…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 18 Apr 2012

As simple and elegant as Jiro's preparations, Sushi alternates between the master musing on his cooking philosophy (good food, he says, makes…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 18 Apr 2012

As simple and elegant as Jiro's preparations, Sushi alternates between the master musing on his cooking philosophy (good food, he says, makes…

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By Evan S. Benn (1) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 11 Apr 2012

This documentary strikes a balance between storytelling and food porn that's hard to come by in foodie flicks…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 10 Apr 2012

Savory documentary, which is especially appetizing for foodies…

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