Circumstance
Participant Media | Release Date: August 26, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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60
Boxoffice MagazineMark OlsenAug 29, 2011
Circumstance demonstrates raw talent and a taste for big ideas. Read full review
60
SalonAndrew O'HehirAug 28, 2011
As to the question of whether Circumstance is actually a good film, or just one with an important story to tell, a high degree of difficulty and some hot all-girl action, I think the verdict is mixed. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierAug 26, 2011
Keshavarz's vision is clear and heartfelt, and everyone has an urgency in their eyes. Read full review
60
NPRMark JenkinsAug 25, 2011
Circumstance is best during its simpler, more naturalistic moments. In one, Mehran rebuffs a junkie who stumbles into the mosque, only to see that an Islamic hardliner is more compassionate. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerSep 2, 2011
Despite its arty veneer and its ostensibly political edge, Circumstance seems more interested in titillation than revelation. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonAug 23, 2011
Keshavarz's earnest, well-intentioned first feature on women's oppression in Iran has trouble resisting its own heavy hand. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineNick SchagerAug 22, 2011
Since Mehran's embrace of hardline Islam is never dramatized or elaborated on in any insightful way. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid FearAug 24, 2011
The closer this parable inches toward tragedy, the more you can feel the gap between good intentions and generic exotica-grandstanding widening into an unbridgeable chasm. Read full review
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