NOW Magazine
(4 Stars) - March 16, 06
Hou Hsiao-hsien's 2005 film is so suggestive and mysterious, you'll actually want to take a cue from the title and see it Three Times

EYE Weekly
(5 Stars) - March 16, 06
One of the most sublime entries in the already formidable canon of Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien, this glorious triptych of love stories may be most remarkable for its use of music.

METRO
(4 Stars) - March 20, 06
"Three Times" impact breaks heart...

Globe and Mail
(4 out of 5 Globes ) - March 21, 06

Toronto Sun
(4 Stars)

Hour
(4 Stars) - March 16, 06
Three Times a charm...
Spoiler alert: This film is brilliant. Fair warning to those of you who like a more graduated reveal (not going to happen). Three Times is simply too good for contrived hesitation.

Indiewire
"A Time for Celebration": Hou Hsiao-hsien's "Three Times"

Stylus Magazine
"A+ - There isn’t a better filmmaker than Hou Hsiao-hsien working anywhere in the world right now"

Slant Magazine
(4 Stars!)
"An act of auteurist self-reflexivity in keeping with the director's belief in the powerful influence of history on the here and now."

Reel Talk
"Parts One and Two in 'Three Times' are a stately reflection on how epoch and circumstance influence action and reaction."