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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9

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  1. KenG.
    Jul 15, 2002
    9
    Astute and interesting study of people where the culture and family in which they are born takes a demanding and controlling role shaping the choice of when and who they marry.
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  2. prescott
    Nov 5, 2003
    3
    Witless, charmless, devoid of heart. Avoid it if you expect movies to entertain you.
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  3. ChadS.
    Aug 11, 2002
    7
    The cons of tradition for tradition's sake lie at the heart of "Late Marriage", a movie that goes one step further than the similar themed "East is East". Instead of a tyrannical father, we get a relentless mother with backup, two carloads of in-laws who come across like the mafia, when they accost her son's mistress in her apartment. Are there any pros to arranged marriages? Writer/director Dover Koshashvili doesn't seem to make any. "Late Marriage" is about the need for change. But the social mores of a culture can be relentless. At the end, you wonder how the groom will act when his children come of age. Did he yield, or is he being satirical? You judge.… Expand
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Metascore
82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    70
    This superbly played film, directed with remarkable skill for a first-time feature filmmaker, is truly an adult drama.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    91
    Watch for the director's own mother, Lili Kosashvili, a standout as Zaza's fierce, stately mama.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    100
    Late Marriage will assuredly rank as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year.
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