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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatAndy HowellFilm ThreatAndy HowellIt achieves that magic combination of nuance, depth, and having a big heart that makes it both a crowd-pleaser and a favorite of critics.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger Moore37 Seconds is a remarkably frank and surprisingly warm depiction of disability, care-giving and sexuality.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungSentimentality and pathos are banned from Hikari’s screenplay, which surprises with its fresh, often humorous realism. This is one of those films that starts slowly and predictably, but when the turning point comes, it lifts the pic into another dimension.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLos Angeles TimesKimber MyersThis isn’t the anodyne, awards-baiting film about disability that viewers might be used to; instead, Hikari’s feature debut is sensitive and empathetic, showing a young woman who is more than just her cerebral palsy. Yuma is a wildly creative, sexual person who deserves more than her society often gives her.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzHikari’s work is well-meaning, and Kayama delivers an affecting, but not affected, performance that almost holds the story together. Eventually, though, the film loses confidence in itself.