What emerges is time pleasantly spent with a slice of life that examines a romantic détente between two cultures. Like smoke from an Egyptian hookah, the melancholia lingers.
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Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Cairo Time is affectingly gentle, with Juliette slowing down to open up -- a gossamer transformation that Clarkson makes tangible.
For a movie defined by its restraint, this travelogue is remarkably physical; as a valentine to the rueful desire of grown-ups acquainted with both joy and disappointment, the film is a true rarity.
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
One disappointment here is that Patricia Clarkson, the queen of indie film, is missing much of her usual spark. Her performance may be aiming for sensual, but too often it comes across more as listless.
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Aside from the sweltering Egyptian climate, little heat or excitement is generated by the film or its attractive stars.
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Variety
Variety
The fourth feature from Canadian writer-helmer Ruba Nadda ("Sabah") has a slightly breathless, old-fashioned feel, calling to mind the cliched fiction found in the type of ladies' magazine the heroine edits.