All About Lily Chou-Chou

“Iwai's ambitious drama is strikingly shot, poignantly acted by a splendid young cast, and enriched by surprising use of Debussy classics on the soundtrack.”

David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor · 100

“Gorgeously shot tableaux of random adolescent brutality are interrupted by flashes of computer garble and chat-room talk, backed by ''Lily's'' music, with its blend of Debussy-like arpeggios and Enya-like sighing.”

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly · 91

“It's a uniquely lonely film, and one of the year's most memorable.”

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice · 90

“A sprawling and adventurous tale of teen alienation, might just be the movie that pushes the Japanese new wave out of the film-geek ghetto.”

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon · 90

“Awash in strangeness, a poem that details what it's like to be 13 at the end of a millennium.”

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe · 88