Dreaming Lhasa
Metascore
49 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    70
    A sensitive if literal-minded tale that demonstrates how Tibet's national identity is of a piece with its spiritual heart.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    63
    It's a Tibetan film -- a rare thing -- made by Tibetans, starring Tibetans, and set in the increasingly desperate exile community of Dharamsala .
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    50
    A static and awkward effort that never quite comes to life.
  4. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Bill White
    50
    The script is undone by confusing romantic developments, a convoluted murder mystery and a facile and maudlin resolution.
  5. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ed Gonzalez
    50
    Primped for easy American consumption, this clunkily performed and staged drama concerns a filmmaker's agenda to document Tibetan oppression under Chinese occupation. This becomes spurious pretext for a rather flat Nancy Drew adventure.
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    50
    A fine example of how feature films can be used to deliver urgent political messages, but as drama, it doesn’t quite work.
  7. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Phil Hall
    20
    A minor and forgettable bore.

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