70
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyObviously, this is not a film for viewers unfamiliar with Mr. Tsai’s work. But its insistently austere format does suggest a purpose beyond its immediate context.
- 83The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyCandid and audaciously minimalist, Afternoon risks self-indulgence, but comes out with insight.
- 83The Film StageZhuo-Ning SuThe Film StageZhuo-Ning SuFor Tsai’s numbered but avid fans everywhere, it offers a highly informative, almost voyeuristic peek behind the creation of such masterpieces of urban loneliness as Vive L’Amour or Stray Dogs.
- 70Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonThis is not a movie, really, but a back-rub and a cup of tea for Tsai purists, for whom the filmmaker's company, behind or in front of the camera, is all that's required.
- 63RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comThis is not a film for people unfamiliar with Tsai and Lee’s work. It’s a film for cinephiles who loved “Stray Dogs.”
- 40The Hollywood ReporterClarence TsuiThe Hollywood ReporterClarence TsuiThe film is surprisingly shoddy stylistically.