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Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Original-CinKim HughesOriginal-CinKim HughesThere is a joyful lightness of spirit — and some very beautiful cinematography — in The Queen of My Dreams, the dazzling debut feature from Canadian writer-director Fawzia Mirza which premiered last fall at TIFF.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeMirza has created a film bursting with creative energy and distinctive aesthetic sensibilities. Even when the narrative slackens, you’ll want to keep watching.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatWell-executed and thoughtful, it is a solid film that is culturally relevant and enjoyable to watch.
- 67IndieWireProma KhoslaIndieWireProma KhoslaThe film accurately reflects the tumult of mothers and daughters and intergenerational culture gaps, which are never nearly manifested or bridge. Reality is messy — anything else is the stuff of dreams.
- 50VarietySiddhant AdlakhaVarietySiddhant AdlakhaIt does little to separate itself, thematically or stylistically, from a now repetitive form of “third culture” storytelling.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Aparita BhandariThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Aparita BhandariWhile The Queen of My Dreams works in some places, it’s too disjointed a narrative to truly immerse the viewer into the technicolor universe.