It seems, at the end of the day, that the film is afraid to be a melodrama, almost as if displaying the timidity of its characters. One might think he spent a decade building up more anger.

Ethan Vestby

The Film Stage

The film aims for woozy sensualism but falls way short on the ambient richness and X-factor chemistry required to sell such an essentially confected exercise.

Guy Lodge

Variety

Instead of taking us in, Black Tea gently pushes us away, even if the world depicted is certainly one worth exploring.

Jordan Mintzer

The Hollywood Reporter