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(1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 0% Rotten Page   1   1.5/4 "The lack of overt instances of exposition consequently ensures that one's enjoyment of the movie is directly related to one's familiarity with Baricco's book..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair D "Beneath the lovely surface it's dramatically threadbare...about as interesting as one of your neighbor's vacation slide shows."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1.5/4 "It’s a perfect example of how awful direction and performances can ruin an adequate screenplay."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "Alessandro Baricco's lyrical short novel is tentatively re-imagined as a saccharine love story with minimal depth."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 1.5/4 "Sumptuously photographed but achingly dull story of a French silk trader who finds unrequited love in 19th century Japan."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 1/5 "i sta narkotika tha se riksei, i stin katatonia, an kaneis to lathos na tin pareis sta sobara os otidipote allo para eykairia eksaskisis ton kanibalistikon soy enstikton"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 2/4 "It's dull, opaque and stunningly unengaging."   Time Out New York   Maitland McDonagh "[B]eautiful-looking but torturously dull..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 1.5/4 "As striking and insubstantial as its titular fabric."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 1/5 "Inscrutable and Insufferable"   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski  (1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 0% Rotten Page   1