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Metascore
31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 89Austin ChronicleKathleen MaherAustin ChronicleKathleen MaherIt takes love to bring all these elements together into harmony, and Nair makes it look easy even when it's most difficult for her characters.
- 88New York Daily NewsKathleen CarrollNew York Daily NewsKathleen CarrollThe movie is both wonderfully tender and wryly funny. [05 Feb 1992, p.31]
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAll of these serious questions linger just under the surface of Mississippi Masala, which is, despite its subject, surprisingly funny and cheerful at times, and generates a full-blown romanticism.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrIn its sweet, slightly melancholy, gently humorous way, it fills the screen with the freshest, most winning love story we've seen in ages. [14 Feb 1992, p.39]
- 75Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrThe movie assumes its multiculturalism with grace and humor, moving between its various worlds with a delighted eye for distinguishing features and a rich sense of character. [14 Feb 1992, p.B7]
- 75Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordMississippi is full of good will, but it's not preachy, and its story of romance in an ethnic broth is fascinating when it's working right. [14 Feb 1992, p.5G]
- 70Los Angeles TimesPeter RainerLos Angeles TimesPeter RainerDespite the awkwardness of much of the staging, and the unevenness of the script, the movie does give you a sense of real people living real lives. [14 Feb 1992, p.B9]
- 60Time OutTime OutAn interesting if poorly constructed and self-contradicting drama, directed with something less than assurance, but given some appeal by the honesty of its performances.