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(1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 36% Rotten Page   1   C "As it stands, the film can best be described as a gorgeous, convoluted mess."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark B "Meticulously produced and detailed, Geisha is a feast for the eyes, but icy to the touch."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 2/5 "the world of the film is so narrow that pre-occupation Japan looks like a feudal Disneyland, where everybody knew their place and the cherry blossoms were always falling"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti "These extreme displays of artifice are lovely and a little daunting. They are also rather grimly exalted by the camera."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 1.5/4 "A more fitting title for Memoirs of a Geisha would have been Cliffs Notes of a Geisha."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman .5/4 "More like Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey's Memoirs of a Geisha."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B "Feels more like a calculated product than a work of art."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens 2/5 "Rutinaria adaptación de un best-seller sobre temática exótica, con lujos de fotografía, vestuario, dirección de arte y hasta música que no disimulan un argumento cursi y previsible."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio C- "A very sterile film, one where we spend a great deal of time with the characters without ever getting to know them -- or, really, what the life of a geisha is all about."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "In essence Chicago comes closer to capturing that life of artists and performance; Memoirs is just whoring for a little prestige known as the Oscars."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C- "Comes across as a weird combination of Charles Dickens and Harlequin Romance, given a falsely exotic air by an overlay of kimonos and cherry blossoms."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "Shows how a small act of kindness, like a pebble thrown into a pond, can send out many ripples, and transform another's life."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat C "Instead of revealing the inner sanctum of Japan's traditionalist heart, Geisha wades clumsily through a series of beautiful sets, hackneyed plots and stunning costumes."   Modern Fabulousity   Gabriel Shanks 3/4 "Memoirs of a Geisha is worthwhile on many levels, although it lacks the depth of feeling that would have elevated it from a good movie to a romance for the ages."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2.5/4 "Despite his mainstream-heavy sensibility Marshall has crafted a textured film companion to Arthur Golden's stunning masterwork."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 4/10 "An Eastern movie made to resemble the most unchallenging Western ideal of what the East is."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 2/5 "Marshall's film is plucked from the era it represents, the 1930's, and shoved into our cinema schedules in the hopes of earning its creator another slice of awards success."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi 6/10 "Showgirls with a slicker technical package, and none of the spectacular tongue-in-cheek camp when it comes to the relationship between up-and-comer Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang as Nomi) and her long-in-the-tooth foe, Hatsumomo (Gong Li as Cristal)."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick "What we get ... is a romance comic, richly illustrated but disposable."   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards 1.5/5 "full review in Greek"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 4.5/5 "The greatest achievement of author Golden and director Marshall is their delicate capturing of the viciousness of women among women."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery C "...if ever a movie represented Hollywood marketing, this is it."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2/4 "Simultaneously gorgeous and forgettable, sentimental and prurient."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh C- "Like the dolled-up women, the film is pleasing to the eyes and inscrutable. The mystery, though, is tedious rather than captivating."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "[G]ives you a real feeling of what it must have been like in old Japan, especially with all the pretty paper lanterns hanging around, and the beautiful kimonos the girls all wear."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson A- "The outlines of the story may seem soapy, but the details of the place, time, and culture used to tell the story elevate it to a meaningful and moving saga of identity, longing, and resiliance, as exquisitely presented as a silk kimono."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2/5 "Não é apenas seu falso moralismo que o compromete; como centro de sua narrativa, o longa traz uma historinha de amor artificial carregada de diálogos cafonas e melodramáticos."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 1/5 "Rob Marshall doesn't know the difference between a geisha and a glass of water."   Film Threat   Phil Hall 4/5 "Even if it's exaggerated and improbable on every level, the film still manages to grab our eye with its spectacular artistry, and our heart with its simple tale of yearning."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C "Memoirs of a Geisha builds a beautiful garden, then runs an interstate through it to let more people in."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "A beautiful-looking film with an ugly little fantasy at its heart."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "The story is pretty simple but the film, like the book, is about the details and this is what attracts to "Memoirs of a Geisha.""   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 3/4 "Always pleasant to watch even as the plot bites off more than it can chew."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "Slowness doesn't necessarily equal beauty or power or profundity."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 7/10 "Sumptuous and exotic, this Asian Cinderella story unveils an ancient, refined tradition - albeit at a sluggish pace - and stars three exquisite actresses."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 3/4 "Well worth seeing on the big screen, Memoirs of a Geisha is ultimately a film you admire, rather than embrace."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 1/4 "Icky."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 2/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 36% Rotten Page   1