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09/09/09 |
Fair |
"A story lost in a maze of characters and happenings." |
| 2. |
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12/02/08 |
Moderate |
"...a fine performance by Malkovich... [but] the story often appears a little unreal." |
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11/24/08 |
Excellent |
"Painting and poetry, music and melancholy breathe out of the frames in a smoothly crafted work that describes and dissects the angst of a Bavarian family." |
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09/12/08 |
Outstanding |
"...both funny and sad, placid and provocative and, above all, hopeful and despairing.... Despite its sense of doom at the prospect of death, 'Goodbye Solo' keeps you flying." |
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08/04/08 |
Good (Not Great) |
"A major flaw of the film is its failure to develop some of the secondary characters... Though [Nandita] Das performs with elan, the attempt to doll her up in bright costumes seems clearly unsuited... However, [Rashid] Farooqi and more so [Syed Fazal] Hussian make up for this with riveting performances..." |