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A.O. Scott, New York Times: The seams of the narrative start to show, and by the end you are more aware of the filmmakers' ideas than of the character's life. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: I was strongly impressed. Read more
Guy Lodge, Time Out: If 'The Death of Mr Lazarescu' and '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' represented the breakers of the so-called Romanian New Wave, this thinly competent entry is the backwash. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: It's a measure of the movie's success that one oscillates between two despairs -- noting the abject failure of the system and the utter futility of revolt. Read more