67
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA delicately crafted, gently inflected, lovely little movie about the need for love, directed and co-written by Singapore's Eric Khoo ("Mee Pok Man").
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoIt might take a while to figure out what is happening, because Khoo provides no expository dialogue. But viewers' patience will be rewarded as the stories come together in a moving fashion.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe fact that her story of triumph over unimaginable odds doesn't come freighted with mystical and religious bromides makes it all the more inspiring.
- 70Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallThis elliptical, poetic movie is filled with yearning, humor, and warmth.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterOne terrific love story sandwiched between two mundane ones in this three-part look at love.
- 60VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyA curate's egg of a movie that starts intriguingly but becomes increasingly frustrating.
- 60Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonSometimes clumsy and dry, always sympathetic, and wryly interested in the impact food has on social intercourse, Be With Me is eventually affecting once its elliptical shape becomes clear.