Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

This film has some of the best sound design you'll ever find. Otherwise, the movie has a plot line that is just cliche and kind of flat.

While the story and characters where rather cliché the overall directing was superb. The cinematography and sound was so stunning and perfected I didn't even care about the concept being unoriginal (I usually get annoyed about these this). Also the fact that the film is classy in a noir style makes it easier to buy the cool and sexy stereotypes. If you love to sink into epic lovestorys with a romantic setting or just want to be smothered nonstop by beautiful visuals this is the perfect movie.

Coixet gets.Tokyo right, but love story drags.

ger; [Eine Karte der Klänge von Tokio]; eine killerin arbeitet tagsüber auf einem fischmarkt und verliebt sich in ihre nächste zielperson.; (erotiklastig - vielversprechender start, träge mitte, tragisches ende);

As if the premise of this film wasn't terrible enough, the direction was simply the nail in the coffin. To make matters worse the characters were so one-dimensional that it's impossible to take any aspect of the story seriously. And whatever acting that was taking place was impossible to discern because the script is so asinine that it draws all attention to itself.

An artful but slightly frustrating film, which in certain scenes displays a fascinating level of precision and detail in its image composition and sound design, but at other times loses its way. From a technical and artistic perspective there are moments of real beauty, but Coixet is inconsistent with these. Narratively, the framing device just about saves the story from being too facile. However, the film's shortcomings in the non-mopey characters department are what make it a chore to watch.