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Wherever you live, when this film opens, it will be the best film in town.
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Grace is also what defines Mr. Bahrani's filmmaking. I can't think of anything else to call the quality of exquisite attention, wry humor and wide-awake intelligence that informs every frame of this almost perfect film.
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A film of great intelligence and quiet assurance, Goodbye Solo exhilarates without ever trafficking in easy uplift.
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Almost frighteningly alive.
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Goodbye Solo is visually simple and stunning, especially the haunting nightscapes of Solo's perambulations. But more important, Goodbye Solo is driven by deep feeling and sensitivity. Don't miss it.
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The acting is flawless, the world feels utterly real, and the finale accomplishes the miracle of finding in the everyday world something profound.
100
At heart, though, every moviegoer can recognize a love story, no matter how unusual the context.
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A quietly soulful study of two very different men.
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Utterly engrossing dual-character study, unfolding with a serene disregard for indie quirkiness, Goodbye Solo radiates authenticity.
90
Like his protagonist, Bahrani never gives up on William; his camera never stops probing. He loves West's face, and he honors its mystery.
