69
Metascore
Generally Favorable
positive
3(75%)
mixed
1(25%)
negative
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Showing 4 Critic Reviews
88
Plot and dialogue take a back seat to a series of inventive sight gags that unspool with effortless charm. An ensemble cast of talented amateurs is in top form.
75
The evocative visual style -- is the main reason to watch this whimsical comedy-drama.
70
The movie exudes a cheerful energy--laying out a deck of narrative cards, then reshuffling them in the final 10 minutes.
50
This is a big-hearted film with admirable ambitions, and the ending is appropriately bittersweet, with victory and comeuppance occupying the same time and frame.
