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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittFilmed in a leisurely, understated style, this dark comedy is downright entrancing. A spectacular directorial debut.
- 80L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorMichael Schorr's delightfully deadpan comedy debut blew away the German box office, and once you let yourself sink into its gentle rhythms, as slow and deliberate as those of its protagonist and inflected with tiny but significant shifts of pace and tone, you'll see why.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoA sweet and charming treat.
- 70VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneySmall but charming film.
- 70The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinWith dialogue as spare as its harsh landscapes, the film is so tonally dry that it makes Aki Kaurismäki look like the Farrelly brothers--it begins at a snail's pace before speeding up to a turtle's drowsy crawl.
- 70Village VoiceEdward CrouseVillage VoiceEdward CrouseEnds up an intricate, becalmed take on a soul adrift.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenA quietly celebratory film about music and human kindness.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIt's a good thing the movie has so little dialogue, because when it talks, the words dilute its almost surreal visual spell, and the fructose turns to saccharine.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSimply too tedious and stretched out to be amusing. Had Schorr brought in his picture at 80 or 90 minutes Schultze might have been a different story.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanKrause is very nearly too passive. Deadpan is one thing, an empty vessel is another.