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Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
Metascore
50 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    75
    This is not a film for the impatient. But director Aparna Sen finds the poetry in romantic restraint, which is a mighty rare resource these days.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Van Gelder
    60
    Not a subtle film; and, most curiously -- to put it mildly -- for a sermon on tolerance, it resorts to history's eternal scapegoat.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Megan Lehmann
    50
    The central narrative is ultimately too one-dimensional to sustain interest.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Joe McGovern
    40
    The actors appear game, yet director Aparna Sen, who conceived the film in the wake of September 11, resorts often to hokey pseudo-lyricism and prefers sound-bite ballyhoo to sociological depth.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Derek Elley
    40
    A drama of impeccable intentions flawed by arch dialogue and only OK direction.
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