Her is a good review https://t.me/nastkinopro/32

I could see early on this is a film about relationships and fragility. It has quite a light and floaty musical score playing in the background. Watching the tears fall slowly from the female characters face, relatively early on, I found quite moving, even though there's no obvious context to this given, at the time. Its also about symbolism, I'd say. it's quite a visual film, with lots of colours and traditional music at times. Its also about reticence and feeling like your, or actually being, under someone else's control (influence). It's very much a quiet and thoughtful film with a sad tone to it. I thought it was quite touching, so I would recommend this film, yes.

A pure masterpiece. Dolls is a deep exploration into Emotions, Obsession and Love and just how far people go with them. Vastly different to Kitanos other films but still offers moments of his ludicrous humour. I think Dolls won't be for everyone but if you get it then i can assure you it'll be one of the best film experiences you have. My only advice is use your heart for this film and not your brain

I believe it's my first full Takeshi Kitano flick, one of many acclaimed directors of Japan and Asia. This is a piece with love as theme, but there is so much more to it between the dialogue and what's seen on screen at first glance. It opens with a weird Bunraku doll show - plenty of guys controlling two dolls with they're hands as some other fellas make music and add screaming voices. This goes into a story about a wedding never happening, then into an old yakuza remembering back to his true love and then there is a pop star involved in a car crash. Not one of these three stories really affect me, but the couple tied together in a red rope, along with a few other people, glue this thing together as we see them often. This is not an easy film to follow since there is flashbacks and short scenes of these mentioned people all over here - chopping up the three main stories. This film is about the "glue" for me - the way of sticking this big aesthetic bowl together. Beautiful music and amazing shots and colors are the true strenght of this film. Sadly it's slow and weird - mixed the way that makes it flat as well, but the glue and the overall vibe is saving this film for me. I believe it's a piece that will grow on me in a weid way. I hated it at times when I saw it, but it got better for each minute and once it sinks in I believe it will be a film that was worth watching. Depressing and artistic, beliveable but different. Filled with emotions and great looks, thin when it comes to really gripping scenes. It does hit you with some true emotions over little things like broken air-blow toys, though. 7 out of 10 red leaves.

I can't say I fully understand the movie. I think there's always something mysterious in Kitano's films, a depth that I don't quite get, or maybe it's the Japanese culture, but anyway it's a beautiful film with two endearing actors.

The exploration of themes of Love and Death is amazing as they are treated in a wholly opposite manner; Love in the cases of Sawako, Nyuiki and Ryoko destroy, on the other hand, Death is the culmination of efforts of sorts for Nyuiki, The leashed beggars and even Hiro.

her izledi?imde etkileyen say?l? filmlerden...

What are we but broken hearted Dolls, roaming a cruel, vast, silent world?

Very beautiful and melancholic, Kitano at his most mature--as he knows even an ideal such as never-ending love must come only at so steep a price.

This very slow film is a bit of a torture to watch for any person who's not used to contemplative Japanese cinema. It's a million years always from any regular films or storyline we are used to watch at the movies but it's shot like a dream and done with such talent, patience and beauty it deserves a look, just once i agree but a look anyways just to see something different.

Depressingly beautiful

Well, nice movie, but the overall drama is way too forced. This makes it trivial.

This film is lovely but decidedly confusing... I'm not sure if I like it or not yet. I might need a second viewing to decide.

A poetic, calm yet tough, beautiful movie; both in terms of visual and story.

Il più straziante e poetico film sull'amore che abbia mai visto. Le storie orientali sono sempre silenziose ed estreme nello stesso tempo. Ma si vede che Kitano è anche un pittore.

It is my number one film. My all time favorite. I described it at as a tale of love and rejection, but Kitano feels it is more about selfishness. Still, I fell in love with it and the imagery is absolutely stunning.

It's beautiful and poetic but lacks the spakle when Kitano is not in his own movie. It's less fun. Or is it just me?

Three somber love stories poetically told. Great camera work and bright beautiful colors, red dominating. Too slow, though.

All accolades for this film cinematography are wholly deserved. The story telling is clean, but scatterbrained. The final result is an elegant film that falls just short of being a real masterpiece.

Amazingly beautiful and beyond the level of any other movie out there. It is perfect, unique, and...there aren't any adjectives worthy of this film. It's indescribable.