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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirI was thrilled and transported by it. It's a two-hour movie, and I'm only sorry it isn't two or three times as long.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAn irresistibly vibrant concert-tour documentary.
- 80VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibA potent combination of ethnography and concert film, Brit helmer Jasmine Dellal's joyous celebration of tzigane music follows the 2001 U.S. "Gypsy Caravan" tour, which showcased five bands from four countries.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceMore than a vibrant experiment in ethnomusical cross-pollination, it's just great fun.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustAs compelling as the music and concert footage is, it is the vitality of the performers as characters that enables the movie to transcend the music documentary genre.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghGypsy music is the music of pain, poverty and oppression, all of which she's experienced; it's their blues.
- 70The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisAs a music document and as a labor of unabashed love, the nonfiction feature Gypsy Caravan could hardly be better; as a movie, it could stand some improvement.
- 70Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayViewers are urged to grab an aisle seat, the better to dance when the music moves them -- as it surely will.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoJohnny Depp puts in a cameo declaring that "most Americans believe the clichés about Gypsies." Unfortunately, the well-intentioned film never gets beyond clichés itself.
- 40Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallThe film is a bore.