I suspect that those versed in the arcana of Romanian politics will get the most out of this movie, but its moral issues, revolving as they do around matters of rightness and repression, are certainly universal.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 Jan 2010
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Porumboiu's style is steady, observational, his camera tracking Cristi along the streets in much the way Cristi tracks his subject.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
28 Jan 2010
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It's unlike anything Hollywood would dare to make.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
4 Feb 2010
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An absorbing and contemplative detective story in which the high point of the action involves reading from a dictionary. Really.
– Cary Darling,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar 2010
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Necessarily infuriating but finally very rewarding.