Festival of Lights
Metascore
34 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
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  1. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Rex Reed
    Nov 6, 2012
    50
    It opens our eyes to a subculture about which most of us know very little, but it is so unsteady in its focus that interest wanes.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    Nov 12, 2012
    40
    Complex story twists unfold to confusing effect, while characters angrily toss cliches at one another and revelations multiply rather than resolve murky plot developments.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    Nov 7, 2012
    40
    A novel cultural focus, highlighting Guyanese citizens of Indian ancestry, isn't enough to sustain interest in the lifeless film, which will attract few outside the Indo-Guyanese community.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Nov 6, 2012
    40
    Little girls never stop loving their daddies in Festival of Lights, a drama that never stops loving soap-opera-style melodramatics.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Nov 6, 2012
    40
    It ends up being largely just another story about a rebellious American teenager.
  6. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Farran Smith Nehme
    Nov 6, 2012
    38
    Prasad has a hard time keeping her bulging narrative straight; the twitchy editing, jarring close-ups and bobbing camera only muddle the audience.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Chuck Bowen
    Nov 6, 2012
    25
    Fifteen minutes into Festival of Lights you come to the discouraging realization that you know every infuriating plot beat that will follow.

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