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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisTurns into something like a screwball farce, an intimate, self-aware one.
- 92Mr. ShowbizMichael AtkinsonMr. ShowbizMichael AtkinsonNormal ideas of truth, illusion, and representation are sent into the meat grinder, and the result is consistently disarming and beautiful.
- 90Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumA fascinating humanist experiment and investigation in its own right, full of warmth and humor as well as mystery.
- 80Village VoiceLeslie CamhiVillage VoiceLeslie CamhiA meditation-brilliant, humorous, and moving-on history and memory.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAlmost forbiddingly austere.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasFinds the impassioned Makhmalbaf in a more contemplative, even whimsical, mood than usual.
- 50New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanSome wonderful films have come out of Iran in the past few years, but A Moment of Innocence, by highly regarded director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is too smug and too self-indulgent to count as one of them.
- 0San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMuddled and endless.