70
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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90New Times (L.A.)Andy KleinNew Times (L.A.)Andy KleinWhile Imamura films generally have their droll moments, this is the most blatantly comic work he's done since the '80s -- richly entertaining and suggestive of any number of metaphorical readings.
- 80L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorImamura has said that Warm Water Under a Red Bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women. It may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made.
- 75Miami HeraldMarta BarberMiami HeraldMarta BarberA rather luminous movie on the power of love.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannOne never knows where "Warm Water" is going and even though the film's objective feels a little fuzzy even at the end a parable on female sexuality? an ode to liberty? there's such a joy in the telling that it doesn't matter terribly.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis story is unthinkable in a Hollywood movie, but there is something about the matter-of-fact way Saeko explains her problem, and the surprised but not stunned way that Yosuke hears her, that takes the edge off.
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasFunny and endearing.
- 63New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThere's not enough here to justify the almost two hours.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardMaintains a light, dainty tone despite the heavy-handed metaphor, but in crossing the Pacific to the U.S., it is bound to leave most viewers dry.
- 40The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottPlays like a nutty psychological mystery.