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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatFilm ThreatEven the most learned moviegoer won't see where this story is going, and that's part of its charm. The characters have a depth to them that is rarely seen these days.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasTakes a darkly daring tack that pays off handsomely, providing wholly unexpected dimension that reveals the full measure of Bose's imagination and skill. Smartly designed and richly photographed, this film is an idiosyncratic charmer -- and a lot more.
- 60VarietyVarietyToo stylistically scattered to appeal to all tastes…but its unique combo of slick art direction, sweet romance, supercharged eros, low comedy and out-there melodrama –--
- 60L.A. WeeklyJon StricklandL.A. WeeklyJon StricklandBose does a good job of keeping his melancholy tales loose with wry humor, and while not all of the episodes are successful, at their best they show real empathy for the complex lives of India's modern middle class.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckVeers wildly from slapstick comedy to melodrama, but writer-director Rahul Bose, making his feature debut, handles the transitions more effectively than is usual, and the film is generally entertaining even when it's being utterly ridiculous (or maybe especially when it's so).
- 50Chicago ReaderFred CamperChicago ReaderFred CamperStylish color schemes make this pleasing to look at, though the uneven narrative is both a minus and a plus--in one of the best scenes, beggars do an impromptu celebratory dance in the salon.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertToo cluttered and busy, but as a glimpse into the affluent culture of a country with economic extremes, it's intriguing. Occasionally it's funny and moving, too.
- 50Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneRahul Bose's pleasant little flick, could have been much more than just fine had the director taken more risks. Instead, this movie pulsates with lost opportunity and unanswered questions.
- 40The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasCareening from bubbly romantic comedy to bitchy melodrama to the darker matters of murder, incest, and suicide, the film possesses the catch-all qualities for which Bollywood cinema is known, but Bose exerts about as much control over them as the conductor of a runaway train.
- Very little of consequence can be said of the film, other than that it is quieter and more realistic than the Bollywood spectacles that are India's best-known movies.
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