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Might as well be bad TV...Splendor is what happens when a director whose natural mode is subversion runs out of things to subvert.
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San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann
A menage a trois tale that aspires to the breezy screwball comedies of the 1930s -- but more often resembles a hip soap opera.
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Beautifully shot, full of lush, vibrant colors and expertly wrought sets...a club-kid's frothy date flick.
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Runs out of helium and lands pretty heavily after its airy beginning.
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Compared to such current television shows as ''Sex and the City" and ''Action," this menage-a-trois tale seems downright tame.
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New York Post by Jonathan Foreman
An embarrassing misfire...feels like a long, slow TV pilot about L.A. twentysomethings, only it lacks the polish and wit of your average sitcom.
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Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
The pleasing Splendor is surely more likely to appeal to a wider audience than any of Araki's previous films.
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Chicago Reader by Lisa Alspector
Instructive comedy, which is marvelously neutral toward a type of sexual and domestic relationship that's often exploited or overblown.
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Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
There's a genuine, sparky chemistry between the three (and later, a fourth), and Robertson, particularly, is luminous in her role.
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San Francisco Examiner by Walter Addiego
Ineptly written and shot like a fashion mag, rings hollow throughout. It's a long, long way from "Jules and Jim."