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Cirkus Columbia has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a scalding black comedy about the insanity of war.... Half of the time, the movie has the tone and pace of a farce. The other half, it plays like an unconvincing melodrama." (Read the full review...) 593 words, 02/17/12 Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK (cg) "...has moments of lyricism and discovery but more often feels rote and sketched-out.... while the emotional underpinnings feel raw, much of 'Cirkus' also winds up spinning 'round to obvious, if uncomfortable, places." (Read the full review...) 139 words, 02/17/12 Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...despite its wobbly tone and stumbles into implausible melodrama, the film succeeds as a study of realignments among friends and family, a gently cracked mirror held up to the insanity that would soon devastate the region." (Read the full review...) 249 words, 03/09/12 V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "A family getting evicted from its home is no laughing matter, except if you're watching 'Cirkus Columbia,' a satiric comedy from, of all places, Bosnia and Herzegovina." (Read the full review...) 183 words, 02/17/12 Aaron Hillis, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...a bit on the nose with its indictments of post-communist animosities and opportunism.... Pleasantly shot in muted colors, the film looks and feels like a throwback, particularly in its stereotypes of women and local yokels." (Read the full review...) 198 words, 02/15/12
Grant Butler, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD (cg) "The lead performers bravely navigate the uncomfortable content, though the script has some implausible twists and a subplot about CB radios that doesn't go anywhere." (Read the full review...) 213 words, 02/10/12
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "...a bit on the nose with its indictments of post-communist animosities and opportunism.... Pleasantly shot in muted colors, the film looks and feels like a throwback, particularly in its stereotypes of women and local yokels." (Read the full review...) 198 words, 02/15/12 Sam Adams, AV Club: GOOD (cg) "Like its characters, who can't believe their stable nation could be threatened by ethnic unrest, 'Cirkus Columbia' looks to the past, evoking the kind of unreal, vaguely politicized tales that were once the lifeblood of arthouse cinema." (Read the full review...) 368 words, 02/16/12 Diego Costa, Slant: VERY GOOD (cg) "...can feel deceivingly soap-opera-ish at times, but its lightheartedness and overtly traditional narrative structure become a smart strategy for crafting what is ultimately a very nuanced political critique of capital." (Read the full review...) 354 words, 02/17/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a scalding black comedy about the insanity of war.... Half of the time, the movie has the tone and pace of a farce. The other half, it plays like an unconvincing melodrama." (Read the full review...) 593 words, 02/17/12 Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...despite its wobbly tone and stumbles into implausible melodrama, the film succeeds as a study of realignments among friends and family, a gently cracked mirror held up to the insanity that would soon devastate the region." (Read the full review...) 249 words, 03/09/12
Alissa Simon, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...burdened by major problems of tone, [but] succeeds in making clear the incredulity with which most people regarded the thought of war and dissolution of Yugoslavia..." (Read the full review...) 668 words, 07/25/10 Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...has a straightforward quality that makes it seem a bit old-fashioned, or at least a story that has been told before. Fortunately, the characters are absorbing, and the story moves swiftly." (Read the full review...) 686 words, 10/14/10 Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...despite its wobbly tone and stumbles into implausible melodrama, the film succeeds as a study of realignments among friends and family, a gently cracked mirror held up to the insanity that would soon devastate the region." (Read the full review...) 249 words, 03/09/12 Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a scalding black comedy about the insanity of war.... Half of the time, the movie has the tone and pace of a farce. The other half, it plays like an unconvincing melodrama." (Read the full review...) 593 words, 02/17/12
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