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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA winning look at cross-cultural romance.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThis intermittently charming look at East-meets-West culture shock in contemporary Beijing seriously overreaches its grasp.
- 50Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimRelying on rote culture-clash pratfalls, Gilfillan belabors the symmetries.
- 50Chicago ReaderTed ShenChicago ReaderTed ShenThe real drama is the city itself, steeped in history yet undergoing a Western face-lift.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe story is likable if not memorable, and the Chinese settings lend the basically ordinary plot a touch of novelty.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenFor all its demureness, Restless captures some of the excitement of youthful romance in which the partners aren't just separate individuals but the products of divergent cultures.
- 38New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanBoasts exceptionally attractive locations, but its painfully amateurish plotting, dialogue and acting -- combined with slack pacing -- make this Beijing-set indie romance something of a trial.
- 38New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWould that the film were as interesting as the setting.
- 25Mr. ShowbizKevin MaynardMr. ShowbizKevin MaynardThe film's title accurately captures the sensation of sitting through it -- stay home.
- 20L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisWriter and director Gilfillan has an estimable biography, having studied at the Beijing Film Academy and worked as an assistant to John Woo, but there's nothing in her prosaic feature debut that suggests this means a thing.