Amu
Emerging Pictures | Release Date: May 25, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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80
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The movie takes on the quality of a first-rate detective story. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
This debut feature from writer-director Shonali Bose has a powerful finale, in which the filmmaker uses imaginative camera angles and a vibrant sound design to re-create the turmoil and terror of the riots. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
Despite the overt message and Manichean universe it pushes, Amu manages some memorable cinematic moments while getting the word out for its cause. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
As writer, director and producer, Bose has taken on more than she can handle - a fact increasingly obvious each time she stumbles over political themes. But she has a genuine gift for atmosphere, making the many wordless scenes, in teeming streets and on crowded trains, the movie's best. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Compelling on a personal level. Read full review
60
VarietyEddie Cockrell
Admirably idealistic but dramatically awkward. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJoshua Katzman
In Shonali Bose's tightly constructed debut feature... the slaughter of thousands of Sikhs during the riots sparked by Indira Ghandi's assassination take on greater personal significance. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJessica Grose
Too bad first-time writer-director Shonali Bose's juxtaposition of the personal and the political often feels forced, and like many didactic history lessons, this one's about 20 minutes too long. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
The flat, pat talk is symptomatic of Amu's overriding problem: It has no sense of personal style. Read full review
38
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Fails to grab the imagination as it unfolds in familiar TV-movie fashion. Read full review
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