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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistAnkit JhunjhunwalaThe PlaylistAnkit JhunjhunwalaTarsem’s direction throbs with moral rigor and righteous anger previously not evident in his work.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDear Jassi has the feel of a timeless folktale, made all the more unbearably sad because of its basis in fact.
- 75The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakBy letting the horrors to come unfold in all their uncensored brutality, Dear Jassi forces those who would rather dismiss such situations as not being their problem to experience the violence being done in God’s name firsthand.
- 60Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThe results are more dutiful than absorbing.
- 60VarietyGuy LodgeVarietyGuy LodgeThe two characters at the center of Amit Rai’s screenplay are superficially defined beyond their all-consuming devotion, and that lack of nuance and texture makes for some flat stretches across a leisurely 134-minute runtime — though a shattering finale, staged with brilliant formalist rigor, leaves the most lasting impression.
- 40The GuardianCharles BramescoThe GuardianCharles BramescoHaving set out to shock and ultimately shatter his audience, a film-maker unwilling or incapable of hitting the tonal brakes succeeds in his mission, only to compromise a deeper dramatic power along the way.
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