Peepli Live
Release Date: August 13, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
A satisfying comic gem. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Peepli Live has a lot in common with Billy Wilder's black comedy Ace In The Hole, in that it explores the cynicism of modern life with wit and honesty. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
The ambitious Peepli Live manages to mine substantial dark humor from this tragic situation while offering pointed - and sometimes poignant - social commentary in the process. Read full review
80
VarietyRob Nelson
Debuting writer-director Anusha Rizvi manages to wrest a lively feature out of a gravely serious issue, capturing the desperation of India's village farmers, as well as the nation's shift from agriculture to industrialization, without losing sight of the entertainment principle. Read full review
70
The New York TimesRachel Saltz
The writer-director Anusha Rizvi, making her feature debut, shoots her story efficiently and with visual panache, but after a compelling setup her script runs out of juice. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAaron Hillis
It's an unusual taste of mainstream Indian cinema (or, thanks to superstar Aamir Khan's production company, it's a small film given an unusually mainstream push), unexpectedly irreverent with an earthier, folkier soundtrack than the typical Bollywood electro-bounce. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineTim Cogshell
The juxtaposition of the tragedy and the lunacy of the circumstances are not completely disparate; satire is an appropriate weapon here, but it's the drama in Peepi Live that truly resonates. Read full review
60
Time OutEric Hynes
Unlike satires that coast on winking self-satisfaction, Anusha Rizvi's debut is both a heartfelt and a genuinely funny skewering of India's convoluted caste-consciousness. Read full review
60
MovielineMichelle Orange
Peepli Live opens out slowly to encompass several factions of Indian society, including the press, local, state, and federal politicians, and the shady elements binding them all together. It's a meticulously engineered design that a show like The Wire took several years to execute; here the strain shows within the first half hour. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Peepli Live may not consistently hit the mark, but it's savvy and humane, which goes a long way. Read full review
60
EmpireAnna Smith
While the tone may shift from satire to farce at times, this is a highly assured debut by Rizvi. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
Colorful and at times quite lively, but I wish it were funnier and its satirical edge a bit sharper. Read full review
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