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Black Cat, White Cat

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Black Cat, White Cat reviews
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9.6 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 21 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 19 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Romance

Written by: Emir Kusturica
Gordan Mihic

Directed by: Emir Kusturica

Release Date:
Theatrical: September 10, 1999

Running Time: 135 minutes, Color

Origin: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / France / Germany

Summary

RATING: R for strong language, drug use and some violence.

Starring Bajram Severdzan, Srdjan Todorovic, and Branka Katic

The film centers around a group of gypsies who live on the banks of the Danube River. (USA Films)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

Astonishing, crazily delightful.

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91

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

A warm embrace of tradition and boisterous, ethnographically rich local culture.

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91

Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy

It romps along with infectious good humor but continually imparts a sense that underneath all the surreal frivolity lurks a scathing allegory of modern-day Balkan troubles.

88

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

The perfect film for anyone who finds the Keystone Cops a little too understated and I mean that as a compliment.

88

Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez

One frenetic movie that doesn't know when to quit -- and leaves you wishing it could go on forever.

84

Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson

An explosive experience...and you have to love the movie's rabid energy and lust.

80

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

There's something almost wearying as well as exhilarating about the perpetual brilliance of Bosnian-born filmmaker Emir Kusturica.

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80

The New York Times Elvis Mitchell

Made with such overriding jubilation that its coarseness is mostly liberating...well worth admiring for its sheer glee.

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80

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Kusturica works marvels with his endlessly amusing cast, and his film has an appealingly free and easy tone.

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80

LA Weekly Paul Malcolm

Kusturica's always masterful orchestration of chaos, coincidence and caricature really pays off as a sweet, soulful celebration of old friends, new loves and the mad scramble of life at the fringe.

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75

New York Post Rod Dreher

(Kusturica) celebrates its gaudy humanity in a joyous picture that is his most lighthearted and amusing work to date.

75

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack

This is not comfortable comedy.

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75

Boston Globe Jay Carr

The gusto in the flying bullets, the fleeing lovers, and the flowing music will make you want to hang around until the party is over.

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70

TV Guide Ken Fox

A wild, endlessly inventive romp set in a post-war world so full of machine-guns and hand-grenades that people barely flinch when one or the other goes off.

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70

Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir

It's thrilling to see something this profane, mythic and, most of all, not bored with life, love and the possibilities of cinema.

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70

Film.com Henry Cabot Beck

An absurdist Eastern European version of "The Godfather," starring the Marx Brothers (and sisters and nephews and...).

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67

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

Farcical mayhem. A convoluted plot that's easy to follow but hard to describe.

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50

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

The slapstick is broad to the point of overkill.

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50

Film.com Robert Horton

There is a point in the movie when this mayhem crosses the line from wildly imaginative to downright insufferable.

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50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Their shenanigans rarely run short of explosive energy.

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50

Village Voice J. Hoberman

Determined to twist every character into an ideogram for vulgar humanity.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 19 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Alejandro H. gave it a10:
It is difficult to describe such a masterpiece. A veritable reflective fantasy over the romani culture.

Ran H. gave it a10:
Amazing movie, funny, smart, beutiful scenes, chars well shaped and intresting yet totaly insane story line! also , would like to add that the soundtrack is impresive, and adds a lot to the movie`s athomsphere. a big 10!

[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
A+!

Dan H. gave it a 10:
You must be of gipsy or at least east-European decent to really love, never the less understand this movie. …unless you’re incredibly intelligent of course.

Yoon C. gave it a 9:
Insane but touching, outrageous but lyrical, absurd but magical, often disgusting but always good humored, this features all the signature strengths of Emir Kusterica whose films are orgies and feasts celebrating the circus-like musicality of human experience. An avalanche of jokes, music, laughter, violence, and sentiment, it brims over with joyousness found in the best American comedies yet showcases, in addition, the raw vitality and vision of a singular artist.

Marlon S. gave it a 9:
This flick really has made me laugh out loud, it's easy to watch but leaves a deep impression. One of the greatest non-Hollywood films ever made! Thumbs WAY up!

Tracey L. gave it a 10:
Hilarious and lighthearted. my stomach hurt from laughing so hard.

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