The film treats the ensuing issues of conscience and compromise with subtlety and warmth.
88
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Boston GlobeJay Carr
The film's triumph - and it is a triumph - in the end rests on the ability of Hrebejk and his actors to convince us that they never stop being normal people.
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Divided We Fall briskly, often hilariously, forbids us to wallow in the specious comfort of untainted local heroes or irredeemable villains.
80
TimeRichard Schickel
TimeRichard Schickel
The result is a lovely movie, one that allows its characters unexpected spurts of growth and regression, darkness and grace.
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
Audiences will talk about how satisfying this movie is.
70
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Bears no resemblance to the smarmy fraud that Roberto Benigni perpetrated in "Life Is Beautiful."