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57 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Eric Harrison
    90
    While it's possible to view this movie like a short-story collection, putting check marks beside the selections one likes best, to do so would deny the pleasure of experiencing this beautifully crafted, intricately designed story the way it was intended, as an organic whole. [11 June 1999, Calendar, p.F-8]
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  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    60
    Audaciously conceived, yet at times curiously flat, at others incongruously prosaic in its emotional tone.
  3. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: David Denby
    30
    The style of the movie veers unsuccessfully between humorless piety and opéra-bouffe clownishness.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. AaronP.
    9
    I'm not sure why the critics of this movie don't like a story about a violin, and want it to be rewritten as a story about love and romance. This is a perfect instrument, born from the passion of a master craftsman and the blood of his sacrifice. People possess and lose it in the course of their lives, marking them and marking the violin. If you want action, adventure, and witty dialogue, go watch SpiderMan...if you want a Buddhist-like story of transcendence and meaning, this movie might be for you.… Expand
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