Spring Fever 2009

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Portrays contemporary China as a seething hotbed of erotic curiosity and discontent. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: So what do you do once the Chinese authorities forbid you from making movies for five years? Read more

Mike D'Angelo, AV Club: I think there's meant to be a tender love story buried somewhere in all this remote melodrama, but none of the five major characters makes the slightest impression. Read more

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: Its examination of identity and loneliness begins to feel like a soap opera season boiled down into one very long episode with too much happening. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: We're supposed to feel some kind of infinite sadness about our existential loneliness and vulnerability; but what I felt, despite a scattering of strong scenes, was a growing impatience both with the characters and the trite message. Read more

Derek Elley, Variety: This overlong and very Euro-flavored "Spring" won't make many B.O. wickets bloom. Read more

Dan Kois, Village Voice: For long stretches of this tantalizing, romantic, aggravating film -- until just before its extremely satisfying ending, in fact -- I wished Lou had caught a little spring fever himself, cranked up the volume, and turned on the lights. Read more