50
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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThis is not a film for the impatient. But director Aparna Sen finds the poetry in romantic restraint, which is a mighty rare resource these days.
- 60The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderNot a subtle film; and, most curiously -- to put it mildly -- for a sermon on tolerance, it resorts to history's eternal scapegoat.
- 50New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannThe central narrative is ultimately too one-dimensional to sustain interest.
- 40VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyA drama of impeccable intentions flawed by arch dialogue and only OK direction.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe actors appear game, yet director Aparna Sen, who conceived the film in the wake of September 11, resorts often to hokey pseudo-lyricism and prefers sound-bite ballyhoo to sociological depth.
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