74
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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91IndieWireEric KohnIndieWireEric KohnSuleiman's most poignant moments are largely wordless. Nothing feels more affecting than Suleiman's ubiquitous frozen stare. Although he never utters a sound, his silence speaks volumes about the inability to resolve the social ramifications of Middle Eastern strife.
- 80EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonA touching and insightful black comedy that gracefully spans sixty years.
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfSuleiman can be criticized for failing, ever so slightly, at crafting an overall structure-his latest, based on his dad's diary and other memories, is an autobiographical story of exile and return that skips like a stone over water, fleetly but not so deeply. Still, this is a welcome example of kitsch wedded to serious indictment.
- 80VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyAs in "Divine," there's an uneven quality to Suleiman's often surreal ideas, but in general there are way more hits than misses this time round, some of them laugh-out-loud.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceSuleiman's a more assured director than he is a comedian. But individual, Tati-worthy gags still have great power.
- 80The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe Time That Remains has the scope of a historical epic with none of the expected heaviness.
- 80The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneThis is typical Suleiman, as anyone who saw his no less wondrous work "Divine Intervention" (2002), can testify.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoDon't expect guffaw-inducing comedy, but rather deadpan humor in the style of Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati.
- 70Boxoffice MagazineMark KeizerBoxoffice MagazineMark KeizerBlend of sardonic humor and bitter poetry.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanUnfortunately, the stylistic repetition and intensely one-sided viewpoint only undermine his (Suleiman) goal.