Tabu
Adopt Films | Release Date: December 26, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyJan 24, 2013
At first Tabu is intriguing. But the enigma gets wearing as the director's attention is divided between the homage to the silent film era and the film's underlying exploration of the regret of old age. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfDec 27, 2012
The whole second half suggests a new way of storytelling-like one of those Wes Anderson montages done by an obsessive fan of Hatari! To judge from Tabu's first hour, pacing is not Gomes's strong suit, yet the filmmaker who emerges might win you over. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottDec 26, 2012
It is, of course, art rather than history - an elegant composition of dreams, memories and suggestive images - but its artfulness seems like an alibi, an excuse for keeping the ugliness of history out of the picture. Read full review
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