East Is East
Miramax Films | Release Date: April 14, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
20
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
Plays like "The Honeymooners" might have if Ralph Kramden were from Pakistan, but with less laughs and more ignorant spite.
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A movie in which the easy socio-racial paradoxes have been diagrammed with more care than the relationships Read full review
50
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Unwisely bills itself as a comedy.
50
Austin ChronicleBryan Poyser
A pleasure to watch for the cast alone and their accomplishments should not be obscured by underwritten characters and overwritten jokey set-pieces. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Mixes broad humor with a surprisingly subtle portrait of a family pulled in a bewildering variety of directions. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderRonnie Scheib
Far less insulting to Pakistanis or Mancunians than it is to its audience. Read full review
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