60
Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonWhat the film lacks in specificity and interest in taking sides, it makes up for in style, authentic emotion, and terrific performances.
- 80New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWhile the schemes occasionally seem strained, their desperate determination is never less than compelling.
- 70TimeMary PolsTimeMary PolsCould women stop war through the sedation of sex and drugs and a plot to bury every weapon in their community? Labaki has said she knows Where Do We Go Now? is a fantasy. But it's a good one, and this lovely film seems pertinent far beyond the landscape of the Middle East.
- The film's blend of pathos, broad comedy and the occasional musical number is a little lumpy. But with sectarian violence continuing to scar the globe, its light tone provides a refreshing response.
- 60MovielineStephanie ZacharekMovielineStephanie ZacharekIts occasional entertainment value aside, the picture is also blithe to the point of being flimsy.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe movie gets mired in these deceptive mechanics. It shows no curiosity about the hatred, so the characters seem less than whole.
- 50Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerNadine Labaki's film awkwardly hybridizes somber politizized drama with regional humor in the style of "Waking Ned Devine" and "Calendar Girls."
- 50Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternAn absurdist fantasy on a solemn theme, Where Do We Go Now? suffers from a serious clash of styles, but it's also brave and startlingly funny - at one point verging on "Mamma Mia!" - when it isn't bleak or shocking.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichBy the time the film takes a glib turn into role-switching farce - as Muslims become Christians and Christians become Muslims - the overall toothlessness of the satire becomes damningly apparent.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceLike the hashish-laced pastries the ladies make to sedate the male population, the film feels like it has been dosed with sugar to mask its distressingly bitter taste.