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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe movie takes on the quality of a first-rate detective story.
- 70L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonThis debut feature from writer-director Shonali Bose has a powerful finale, in which the filmmaker uses imaginative camera angles and a vibrant sound design to re-create the turmoil and terror of the riots.
- 70Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoDespite the overt message and Manichean universe it pushes, Amu manages some memorable cinematic moments while getting the word out for its cause.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAs writer, director and producer, Bose has taken on more than she can handle - a fact increasingly obvious each time she stumbles over political themes. But she has a genuine gift for atmosphere, making the many wordless scenes, in teeming streets and on crowded trains, the movie's best.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghCompelling on a personal level.
- 60VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellAdmirably idealistic but dramatically awkward.
- 50Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderIn Shonali Bose's tightly constructed debut feature... the slaughter of thousands of Sikhs during the riots sparked by Indira Ghandi's assassination take on greater personal significance.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceToo bad first-time writer-director Shonali Bose's juxtaposition of the personal and the political often feels forced, and like many didactic history lessons, this one's about 20 minutes too long.
- 42The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe flat, pat talk is symptomatic of Amu's overriding problem: It has no sense of personal style.
- 38New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoFails to grab the imagination as it unfolds in familiar TV-movie fashion.
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