Cirkus Columbia looks to the past, evoking the kind of unreal, vaguely politicized tales that were once the lifeblood of arthouse cinema.
– Sam Adams,
AV Club,
16 Feb 2012
rotten:
While the emotional underpinnings feel raw, much of "Cirkus" also winds up spinning 'round to obvious, if uncomfortable, places.
– Joe Neumaier,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb 2012
fresh:
Danis Tanovic's scalding black comedy about the insanity of war...
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
16 Feb 2012
fresh:
A family getting evicted from its home is no laughing matter, except if you're watching "Cirkus Columbia,'' a satiric comedy from, of all places, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
17 Feb 2012
fresh:
Despite its wobbly tone and stumbles into implausible melodrama, the film succeeds as a study of realignments among friends and family, a gently cracked mirror held up to the insanity that would soon devastate the region.