Oka!
Dada Films | Release Date: October 14, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerOct 14, 2011
Oka! is a fascinating movie with many free-form charms. Read full review
70
Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoOct 21, 2011
OKA!, like the mysterious horn the characters hunt, is a real find. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn AndersonOct 13, 2011
If movies were subject to sanity tests, Oka! would be a crazy old man with a three-day beard and a sock full of kruggerrands under his mattress. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAaron HillisOct 12, 2011
Oka!, a loose-limbed tapestry of cultural nuances, atmosphere, and song, is a tuneful tribute to the Bayakan spirit. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAndy WebsterOct 13, 2011
If only for its portrait of a land and a fascinating culture, Oka! is worth the journey. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichOct 12, 2011
That the filmmaker at least makes a concerted effort to tweak what in most hands would be an offensively whitewashed dark-continent parable is worth some measure of praise. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoOct 27, 2011
The plot is somewhat pedestrian and the dialogue needs more zip. But it's amusing to watch the Bayaka poke good-natured fun at the gangly Larry, who has only their best interests at heart. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKalvin HenelyOct 17, 2011
As a film stupefied by its exotic setting, Oka! almost drops its walking stick of a plot as it wanders through the Central African Republic's jungle, getting blissed out on the sensuous delights of the surrounding wildlife and local Bayaka music. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. MusettoOct 14, 2011
Yearning for an exciting African adventure? Oka! isn't it. Read full review
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