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68 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    80
    Enlightenment Guaranteed is a parable of alienation and rediscovery told with such affection, insight and visual elegance, it could never be taken as preachy or stern.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    As funny as it is nourishing, and it has stellar performances from Uwe Ochsenknecht and Gustav Peter Wohler, who play off each other like Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marrit Ingman
    50
    Depends on the two actors who all but carry it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. KevinM.
    9
    Well thought out day-in-a-life movie that closely depicts some aspects of Japanese culture through European humor.
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  2. Knut
    0
    I really wonder how this movie can get such positive reviews. This must be the most boring and pointless thing I have watched in a very long time. The camera is all over the place, they should have hired a monkey to hold it more steady. Ochsenknecht is not a bad actor, but actors need directing, and there is none of that here. The story (two guys leave their bossy wives and spoiled children to find wisdom in the east) is presented in a home-video style that makes you motion sick, and the (improvised?) dialogue is embarassing. Watching my washing machine doing a whole program is more interesting!… Expand
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