Bliss
First Run Features | Release Date: August 7, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The New York TimesStephen Holden
This consistently gripping, visually intoxicating film stands as a landmark of contemporary Turkish cinema. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey
Self-discovery always comes with a cost, and in Bliss the price is a great one. It is mesmerizing to watch it unfold in the lives of these two young people. Read full review
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike Scott
Just as key to the movie's impact are its well-acted scenes of heart-wrenching emotion, although some stray perilously close to melodrama. Read full review
60
Film ThreatPhil Hall
To its favor, the film is blessed with strong peformances by Ozgu Namal as Meryem and Murat Han as Cemal. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
The result is infotainment dressed up as an art flick. Turkish society is fascinatingly complex and its East/West tensions give rise not to easy allegories but to hard ambiguities. To explore that truth, read any novel by Orhan Pamuk. To escape it, watch Bliss. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMelissa Anderson
Though calling out the abominable oppression of women, even in a vehicle as didactic as Bliss, serves at least some redeemable purpose. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
Director Abdullah Oguz gives us lots of nice scenery, but the simplistic story and characters strain credibility. What's more, the climactic plot turn is as hokey as it gets. Read full review
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