Men on the Bridge
Endorphine Production | Release Date: June 20, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Total FilmCarmen GrayJun 19, 2012
Showing a keen, compassionate eye for human observation, Özge reveals how each of his character's lives is as gridlocked as the cars on the bridge. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAndy WebsterJun 19, 2012
A powerful portrait of working-class Istanbul that artfully suggests a wellspring of found moments. Quietly, steadily, it gathers a resonance belying its slice-of-life scale. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMark HolcombJun 19, 2012
Raw yet respectful and tenderly observed. Read full review
60
The GuardianAndrew PulverJun 19, 2012
All in all, this is a carefully modulated plea for tolerance and mutual understanding. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearJun 19, 2012
The result is a fascinating, if somewhat scattered, meta attempt to straddle modernism and realism, creating an aesthetic purgatory oddly similar to the film's geographical one. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKalvin HenelyJun 19, 2012
If director Asli Özge has said something about modern-day Istanbul, she's done it in fairly broad strokes that may be too far apart for the sake of a discernible narrative. Read full review
40
EmpireSam ToyJun 19, 2012
Despite one or two nice moments and the naturalistic tone, it's all a bit of a slog. Read full review
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