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STILL WALKING (ARUITEMO ARUITEMO)Movie Reviews
Drama about 24 hours in the life of a slightly dysfunctional family who assemble annually to memorialize a dead son and sibling. Cast:Hiroshi Abe, Yoshio Harada, Yui Natsukawa, Kazuya Takahashi, Shohei Tanaka, Hotaru NomotoDirector:Hirokazu Kore-edaRelease Date:August 28, 2009DVD Release:February 8, 2011From:IFCLength:1 hr. 54 min.
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo), Sensational Reviews Key Cities
Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo) played in key cities to sensational reviews. • John Anderson wrote in the Washington Post, "...understated but utterly spectacular... one of the more accomplished and beautiful films released thus far this year." • And Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "...magnificent.... If anyone can be considered an heir of the great Yasujiro Ozu, it might be Hirokazu Kore-Eda..." More Reviews Below...
Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo) Positive Reviews (21 Reviews, reviews below)
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD(cg) "A very quiet drama of family turmoil... a film of droll and dry observational precision, its emotional minimalism is almost fetishistic -- and, by the end, a tad frustrating."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 100 words, 09/11/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a quiet, stirring film... turns on a melancholic, at times resentful and seethingly angry 15th-anniversary reunion to mark the death of the eldest son."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 782 words, 08/28/09
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT(cg) "An usually insightful rendering of an ordinary family... the sort of movie that makes its greatest impact long after you've seen it."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 129 words, 08/28/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a magnificent film from Japan.... If anyone can be considered an heir of the great Yasujiro Ozu, it might be Hirokazu Kore-Eda..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 715 words, 09/04/09
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "Kore-eda, talented director that he is, never allows the story to sink into soap-opera melodrama, and he refrains from pointing fingers."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 08/28/09
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "A beautiful film, moving and true... each individual visual composition reveals a little more about the domestic surroundings and the emotional connections..."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 306 words, 09/04/09
Anthony Kaufman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "Kore-eda imbues the story with such specificity, tactility, and humanity that yet another movie about a dysfunctional family reunion becomes a cinematic tone poem."(See all of Anthony Kaufman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 562 words, 08/26/09
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "The director has said that, though the story was inspired by the deaths of his parents, he hoped to make a film 'brimming with life.' He's succeeded."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 09/04/09
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Pitch-perfect and profoundly moving... has a documentary's keen sense of the everyday. It also has the deeper resonance of great poetry."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 303 words, 09/25/09
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD(cg) "You could complain that the pacing is monotonous, but you feel you're eavesdropping on the quiet joys and sadness of real life."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 270 words, 10/16/09
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Writer-director Kore-eda Hirokazu creates characters so honest and situations so real that you can't help but be reminded of scenes from your own life."(See all of John Monaghan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 164 words, 10/16/09
Anthony Kaufman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "Kore-eda imbues the story with such specificity, tactility, and humanity that yet another movie about a dysfunctional family reunion becomes a cinematic tone poem."(See all of Anthony Kaufman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 562 words, 08/26/09
Brett Michel, Boston Phoenix: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Kore-eda's exchanges unfold with an everyday homeliness; he subtly reveals seething resentments and regrets while never losing sight of his characters' fallible humanity."(See all of Brett Michel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 141 words, 09/17/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a quiet, stirring film... turns on a melancholic, at times resentful and seethingly angry 15th-anniversary reunion to mark the death of the eldest son."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 782 words, 08/28/09
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: OUTSTANDING "...modest surface belies the depths of a lovely seriocomedy that concisely lays bare all kinds of uncomfortable dynamics in seemingly casual, low-key fashion."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 561 words, 10/20/08
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...a quiet, stirring film... turns on a melancholic, at times resentful and seethingly angry 15th-anniversary reunion to mark the death of the eldest son."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 782 words, 08/28/09
11.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo)'s reviews are separated by an average 11.9 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo) (21 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo)'s reviews cover 26.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 8,708 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 415 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 8 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo)'s reviews on average broke 8 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Still Walking (Aruitemo Aruitemo) (21 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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