Takes a cliched-seeming premise and carefully proceeds to turn it on its head through logic, absurd humor and the consumption of vast quantities of cigarettes.
– Boyd van Hoeij,
Hollywood Reporter,
7 Jan 2015
rotten:
Porumboiu so carefully intellectualizes every outwardly inconsequential exchange that the picture has no room to breathe, forcing audiences to work hard to catch the sly playfulness and cunning within.
– Jay Weissberg,
Variety,
7 Jan 2015
fresh:
If the overall result is more of a clever exercise than a proper movie, it'll still have some dryly amusing appeal for those who appreciate intellectual absurdism.
– Mike D'Angelo,
AV Club,
8 Jan 2015
fresh:
"You can think what you like," Paul says. That sentiment applies to Mr. Porumboiu's dryly funny, enigmatic new work.