75
Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittPayami's gentle comedy captures a subtle range of human feelings through a quietly inventive visual style that embodies the best life-affirming tendencies of modern Iranian film.
- 90Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumA finely crafted entertainment that works better than most current Hollywood movies.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumCharms with its amalgam of absurdity, optimism, humor, and avuncular regard for the million small daily chores, rituals, suspicions, and courtesies of dwellers on even the sparsest spots on earth.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonA psychic journey deep into the very fabric of Iranian (and by extension, all) life.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray ConlogueA beguiling, slow-moving parable.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertPayami has a visual style that is sometimes astonishing, sometimes frustrating, sometimes both.
- 75Miami HeraldMarta BarberMiami HeraldMarta BarberSecret of this 'Ballot' lies in its humor, charm and universality.
- 63New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanWith its endless takes of characters silently waiting, say, or getting out of bed, this is the kind of film that can be seen only after a full night's sleep. But it is also clever, funny and sometimes moving.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasPleasing low-key comedy.