Moonlight Whispers(月光の囁き)

New Times (L.A.) by Andy Klein

Except for a few slow patches, the movie is compulsively watchable: You keep waiting to see just how sick things are going to get.

The New York Times by Dana Stevens

There's a little more sex than you'll see on WB, but mostly there's an atmosphere of brooding psychodrama and erotic cruelty that falls somewhere between "Cries and Whispers" and "Say Anything."

Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

Good acting and understated filmmaking turn off-putting material into a mildly engrossing drama, if not a particularly compelling one.

Village Voice by Dennis Lim

This dreamy, languorous farce offers a manageable strawberry-flavored alternative, a mildly kinky Hello Kitty sadomasochism.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

Surprisingly poignant, thanks to its enduring sense of tenderness.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

Best of all is Tsugumi's wild performance.

San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Stack

It's not always clear what this film is driving at, but Shiota makes the weirdness visually arresting.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker

A disturbing, and disturbingly funny, twist on adolescent love, and Shiota captures the emotional avalanche with understanding.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Newcomer Akihiko Shiota shows talent as a director, but he allows Sasayaki to go on too long.