Shimotsuma monogatari 2004

Critics score:
62 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: Kamikaze Girls has a glazed, comic-book look and absurd tone that is initially enjoyable but proves wearing. Read more

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: Kamikaze Girls, while being a silly, freewheeling, candy-colored lollapalooza, is also a heartfelt tale of friendship. Read more

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Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: As exciting for its beautifully specific and honest portrayal of teenage girls and their friendships as it is for its dazzling visual and narrative style. Read more

Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly: A mesmerizing lesson in otherness. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: For this viewer, the climactic scooter-gang rumble, heavy on plot twists and empowerment speeches, felt eternal, but for many, the happy silliness of the film's first half should carry the day. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: This droll Japanese import puts the predictable banality of most Hollywood teen flicks to shame. Read more

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: The yummy Japanese confection Kamikaze Girls deserves both a better title and an audience to go with it. Read more

Wally Hammond, Time Out: Older audiences may be required to get back in touch with their adolescent appetites for garish decor. Read more

Matt Singer, Village Voice: If you value plausibility in movies, skip Kamikaze Girls. Read more