Two Lottery Tickets
La Sarraz Pictures | Release Date: May 21, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
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0
Negative:
0
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80
VarietyOwen GleibermanJun 2, 2021
Two Lottery Tickets is an existential-absurdist, dirty-kitchen-sink vision of ordinary lives that’s just funny and invigorating enough to hit a note of truth. Read full review
80
The New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimMay 20, 2021
Negoescu has adapted a short story by Ion Luca Caragiale from 1901, and the lottery ticket concept is not necessarily novel, but he gives the film fresh zest with droll observations and pitifully endearing characters — all while poking meta fun at the austere Romanian New Wave movement he works within, and works to dismantle. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijApr 10, 2017
A scrappy but at times uproarious Romanian comedy. Read full review
75
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthMay 20, 2021
Negoescu’s charmer plays out as a gentle, ambling, misadventure with three guys who work really hard to make their luck run out. On second thought, maybe this isn’t so different than the rest of the Romanian New Wave after all. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 20, 2021
Paul Negoescu’s deadpan film finds a few grins as it slowly gets up to speed, and manages a fine finish that makes it worth recommending. Read full review
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