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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
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  1. procphecy
    Dec 16, 2004
    10
    The best movie to go see during the x-mas holiday.
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  2. marie
    Apr 19, 2005
    7
    Nice pictures, but a bit too smart for me.
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Reviewed by: Darrin Keene
    80
    The cinematography is stunning, particularly where Matsumoto and Sawoko walk through the four seasons of life.
  2. Reviewed by: Richard James Havis
    40
    Dolls soon becomes overloaded with symbolism, and consequently suffocates the audience.
  3. Reviewed by: David Rooney
    70
    Despite an excessively meandering final act, the drama's three intertwined stories have a cumulative impact, their affecting sadness matched by meticulously composed visual poetry.