Zero Bridge
Film Desk, The | Release Date: February 16, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
IndieWireEric KohnFeb 18, 2011
Political only by implication, Zero Bridge works in a larger sense as a story of universal longing. Read full review
65
NPRMark JenkinsFeb 18, 2011
This is the story of two young people whose aspirations are of absolutely no interest to their elders. Zero Bridge is a fitting found title for the movie, but Tapa could also have called it No Exit. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerFeb 18, 2011
Having spent multiple summers in Kashmir as a child, he (Tapa) knows what the average Kashmiri wants and the difficulties they encounter trying to get it. It's what makes Zero Bridge a winning example of modesty in front of the camera and intelligence behind it. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 17, 2011
Manages to be effective even though the Indian drama is rough around the edges. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichFeb 15, 2011
Writer-director Tariq Tapa-who shot much of this vérité-style film by himself-does a beautiful job attuning us to Dilawar's drifting routine, but what's especially striking is how he gives equal weight to the supporting characters. Read full review
60
Village VoiceElla TaylorFeb 15, 2011
Tapa's poetic neorealism is less a stylistic intrusion than a keeping of faith, through the film's deliberately uneven pacing, with a life devoid of rhythms to count on. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasFeb 17, 2011
Zero Bridge is a rigorous piece of filmmaking, but it's played at too minor a key, honoring the neo-realist tradition so slavishly that it lacks an identity of its own. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMike HaleFeb 15, 2011
Handicapped by Mr. Tapa's sometimes sketchy screenplay and the limitations of his nonprofessional cast. (His clumsy staging of their dialogue scenes doesn't help.) Read full review
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