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But Koreeda dawdles over all that without ever finding much dramatic nuance, making for a dullish midsection.—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 Although his dullish voice-overs attempt to establish him as a deep thinker and observer, Moss outwardly comes off as anything but: surly, cocky, needy, slackerish, immature.—Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 5 July 2018