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Japanese, Korean and French language triptych documentary about life in 21st Century Tokyo, directed by three accomplished directors. Cast:Ayako Fujitani, Ryo Kase, Ayumi Ito, Denis Lavant, Jean-François BalmerDirector:Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, Bong Joon-hoRelease Date:March 6, 2009DVD Release:June 30, 2009From:Liberation EntertainmentLength:1 hr. 52 min.
Tokyo! played in key cities to good reviews. • Justin Chang wrote in Daily Variety, "Like a nastier Eastern sibling to 'Paris, je t'aime'... a playfully ragged attempt to capture (and skewer) the multiple shifting identities of its eponymous city." • And Reyhan Harmanci wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "...overall project succeeds at offering three tantalizing films for the price of one movie ticket." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (9 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...a compendium of three surreal shorts whose relationship with one another might best be defined by the exclamation point in the title."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 701 words, 03/06/09
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Anyone looking for something original or unexpected should check out the trio of short films that comprise this entertaining ode to the titular city."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 129 words, 03/06/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Do these films reflect actual aspects of modern Tokyo? The hikikomori epidemic is apparently real enough... the other two segments seem more deliberately fantastical."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 455 words, 03/12/09
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "By turns playful and melancholy... A fun jaunt around the city and a quick tour of the preoccupations of three leading directors? Now there's a bargain."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 283 words, 03/20/09
V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...isn't likely to make many best-of-2009 lists, but its originality in an era of cookie-cutter moviemaking is greatly appreciated."(See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 253 words, 03/06/09
Kate Taylor, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "...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..."(See all of Kate Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 708 words, 06/05/09
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...idiosyncratic and eccentric in equal measure - only Gondry would tell a story in which an alienated young woman realizes her destiny by turning into a wooden chair."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 176 words, 06/04/09
Reyhan Harmanci, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the overall project succeeds at offering three tantalizing films for the price of one movie ticket. That's value."(See all of Reyhan Harmanci's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 310 words, 04/17/09
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "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."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 494 words, 04/10/09
John Hartl, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Essentially three midnight movies rolled into one overstuffed feature-length package... 'a fantasy in three movements, three directors interpreting a single motif.' "(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 465 words, 04/03/09
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Despite the stories' brief running times, they don't manage to generate much interest or make much sense.... the pieces feel more like placeholders than real works."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 213 words, 04/03/09
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD(cg) "Although each portion of 'Tokyo!' has a distinct flavor, this sampler of undercooked fish stories has a cumulative effect, one that is trippy if not toxic."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 335 words, 04/10/09
Shaula Clark, Boston Phoenix: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a bento box of delectable shorts. In a similar vein as with 'Paris, je t'aime,' these non-Japanese filmmakers pay dreamy tribute to the glittering title metropolis."(See all of Shaula Clark's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 134 words, 04/09/09
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...idiosyncratic and eccentric in equal measure - only Gondry would tell a story in which an alienated young woman realizes her destiny by turning into a wooden chair."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 176 words, 06/04/09
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...a compendium of three surreal shorts whose relationship with one another might best be defined by the exclamation point in the title."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 701 words, 03/06/09
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "By turns playful and melancholy... A fun jaunt around the city and a quick tour of the preoccupations of three leading directors? Now there's a bargain."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 283 words, 03/20/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: GOOD "Like a nastier Eastern sibling to 'Paris, je t'aime'... reps a playfully ragged attempt to capture (and skewer) the multiple shifting identities of its eponymous city."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 849 words, 05/15/08
Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...interprets facets of life in the Japanese metropolis with footloose imagination and a nonchalant attitude toward artistic discipline or meaning."(See all of Maggie Lee's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 359 words, 05/16/08
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT "By turns playful and melancholy... A fun jaunt around the city and a quick tour of the preoccupations of three leading directors? Now there's a bargain."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 283 words, 03/20/09
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "...a compendium of three surreal shorts whose relationship with one another might best be defined by the exclamation point in the title."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 701 words, 03/06/09
11.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Tokyo!'s reviews are separated by an average 11.2 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.
Tokyo! (23 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Tokyo!'s reviews cover 22.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 9,237 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 402 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 13 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Tokyo!'s reviews on average broke 13 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 Tokyo!'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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