Gatlif's raw, open-ended approach results in some slow patches, but the ground-level look at gypsy culture never feels less than authentic.
– Robert Horton,
Film.com,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It has a spontaneity and freshness rare in movies.
– Peter Stack,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Gatlif, who wrote and directed the film, and Eric Guichard, his cinematographer, have done well.
– Anita Gates,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Duris' enthusiasm and humor lend balance to the bombastic yet likable Serban, and the lovely Hartner has no trouble at all casting a powerfully seductive spell.