I Am Not Madame Bovary
Well Go USA Entertainment | Release Date: November 18, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungSep 29, 2016
The sarcasm of superstar director Feng Xiaogang reduces Chinese bureaucracy, the legal system and government inefficiency to ashes in I Am Not Madame Bovary, but risks doing the same for audiences in a caustic, overlong satire whose coy visual effects overpower the story and characters. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesTom KeoghNov 17, 2016
The script by Liu Zhenyun becomes ponderous and redundant, kept on oxygen by its lead actress’s complex performance as a child-woman with enigmatic wisdom. Read full review
50
The New York TimesGlenn KennyNov 17, 2016
There’s some intriguing social commentary in the Chinese comedic melodrama I Am Not Madame Bovary.... But appreciating it, and the other points of interest in the movie, requires a perhaps unusual amount of patience, or even indulgence. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 11, 2016
The acting is rarely broad and Fan Bingbing delivers a credible haplessness in Lian. The broader comedy translates well-enough. Read full review
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