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(1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 90% Fresh Page   1   3.5/5 "As much an exploration of emotional and cultural problems in modern day China, as it is the tale of one man's lost love."   Eye for Film   Amber Wilkinson 4/5 "Still Life is all about these common people existing in a world that seems more and more unreal"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin 10/10 "Playful and moody, naturalistic and surreal, Still Life is a film not to be missed."   DVDTown.com   Christopher Long 3.5/4 "Jia Zhangke has an uncanny knack for grounding his portraits of Chinese alienation in settings that are at once schematically allegorical and tangibly lived-in."   Slant Magazine   Fernando F. Croce 4/5 "An artful and philosophical film, filled with visual riches and mystifying scenes, about change, loss, and the difficulty of letting go."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat "Writer-director Jia Zhangke is a keen observer of the effects of the break-neck modernization that is stampeding China toward a future that no one can predict, control, or contain."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards "Whatever grim notes Jia may strike about the state of his country, he never loses sight of the desires and interior lives of his characters."   Not Coming to a Theater Near You   Leo Goldsmith 2/4 "Jia chose a great setting, but don't give him too much credit"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes B+ "Jia [Zhang-Kie] is proving to be a world-class filmmaker with a brilliant eye for both the small details and the big picture."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 9/10 "Contains some of the most inerrant, beautiful compositions you will see in a theater this year."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton  (1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 90% Fresh Page   1