Rotten Tomatoes Logo Do you want to see ‘Megane’?

Megane (2008)

tomatometer

No Score Yet...

Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 1
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 0

audience

My Rating

Movie Info

Among the most memorable things about Megane are an empty white beach, a luminous turquoise sea, and a verdant country road. Descending on this paradise, Taeko, a buttoned-up, bespectacled woman dragging a very large suitcase, checks into a tiny seaside inn. Expecting to be left alone, she's put off when the hotel's proprietor, Yuji, sits down to eat with her. She's even more disgruntled when Sakura, a placid, revered older woman, takes the liberty of entering Taeko's room to wake her up! But

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (3)

Vaguely magical, insistently modern fable that could become an arthouse hit, even a cult fave.

January 22, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Just because a predictable narrative comes laden with pretty pictures and Zen quirk, that doesn't make its platitudinous ideology any less grating.

March 11, 2009 Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Comment
Time Out New York

A thoroughly enchanting drama about an up-tight and driven woman who is softened and opened up by the slow and sensuous rhythms of island time and living in the present moment.

March 22, 2008 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

Megane is the type of cutesy-quaint foreign import that's just about insufferable.

March 17, 2008 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine
More Critic Reviews

Audience Reviews for Megane

Zen Buddhism and Taoism are interesting in that they tend to reject allegory in favor of realistic and honest examination of normal, rhythmic, repetitive life. Megane is unique in its exposition of Zen principles, often reading like a sort of cinematographic koan. The criticisms of this film I have read so far seem

March 23, 2011

Megane Quotes

No quotes approved yet for Megane. Logged in users can submit quotes.

Movies

Opening

58% Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (in 3D) Feb 10
28% The Vow Feb 10
53% Safe House Feb 10

Top Box Office

85% Chronicle $22.0M
64% The Woman in Black $20.9M
77% The Grey $9.3M
72% Big Miracle $7.8M
29% Underworld Awakening $5.5M
2% One for the Money $5.2M
36% Red Tails $4.7M
90% The Descendants $4.6M
32% Man on a Ledge $4.4M
45% Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close $3.8M

Certified Fresh In Theaters

99% A Separation Dec 30
97% The Muppets Nov 23
97% The Artist Nov 25
96% Pariah Dec 28
96% Tomboy Nov 16

Latest News for Megane

What's Hot On RT

Critics Consensus
Critics Consensus

Journey 2 Not Worth the Trip

Luis Guzman
Luis Guzman

What are his 10 best movies ever?

<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em>
Amazing Spider-Man

See the all-new action-packed trailer!

The Avengers!
The Avengers!

Five new Marvelous pictures

Top Movie Quizzes

LEGO Mania: 2011 Best Picture Nominees
by natalie - 18,598 taken
created 12 months ago
How Much Do You Know About Leonardo DiCaprio?
by natalie - 44,510 taken
created 15 months ago
Pixar Movies!
by jdikwlzviv - 27,198 taken
created 15 months ago
The Wizards of Harry Potter
by jdikwlzviv - 27,691 taken
created 15 months ago
Help | About | Jobs | Newsletter | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Blog | Developers | Mobile