Beyond Honor
International Film Circuit | Release Date: March 17, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
1
Negative:
5
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TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Raised in Mumbai, classically trained actor-turned-writer-director Khanna addresses the volatile issue of women's rights within Islamic households, and if his sensationalistic debut feature makes its point with a heavy hand, it's also starkly effective. Read full review
70
VarietyRobert Koehler
Though it can't hide occasionally crude dramatics, pic is an undeniably bold and daring tragedy. Read full review
50
Village VoiceR. Emmet Sweeney
This mélange of softcore porn, overheated melodrama, and harrumphing moralizing transcends taste--its lurid insanity goes beyond good and bad, right and wrong. Read full review
30
The New York TimesLaura Kern
Amateur acting, a wobbly script and a hard-to-swallow finale round out the film, which will, sadly, invoke ridicule in place of shock and anguish. Read full review
25
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Melodramatic and heavy-handed. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyTim Grierson
Terrible movies about trivial subjects are commonplace and inconsequential, but a terrible movie that grapples with potentially inflammatory subject matter is far worse, because its aspirations are higher - which makes the failure of Varun Khanna's moralistic drama all the more spectacular. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesSam Adams
As the movie turns into a shrill revenge tragedy, complexity is discarded. The characters might as well be stapled to Popsicle sticks. Read full review
0
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Featuring one-note characterizations, laughable dialogue, an overwrought musical score and technically poor filmmaking values, the film ultimately is utterly reprehensible. Read full review
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