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Metascore
81 out of 100

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4.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

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  • Summary: In the days leading up to Christmas, a married man forces himself to choose between his wife and his mistress. A sharply observed, deeply felt drama from director Radu Muntean, showcasing the strengths of current Romanian cinema in its beautifully calibrated performances, expert craftsmanship, and dazzling technical mastery.(Lorber Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    May 27, 2011
    100
    More broadly this is a resonant, vivid and finally heartbreaking tale about the universal difficulty of marriage and the endless self-delusion of the human condition, driven by a trio of amazing dramatic performances.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    May 25, 2011
    100
    The strength of Tuesday, After Christmas, Mr. Muntean's fourth feature, lies in its rigorous, artful and humane fidelity to quotidian circumstance.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Natasha Senjanovic
    May 23, 2011
    50
    The dissected minutiae of this adultery drama unfortunately doesn't add up to a very original or moving whole.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 2 out of 3
  1. AndyMovie
    10
    This is one of the best, if not the best movie I've seen about a triangle. The movie is part of the "new wave" of critically acclaimed Romanian movies. Unlike most of the other award winning Romanian movies, in this one nobody is poor or politically persecuted. It is about people like you and me and nobody is the obvious good or bad person.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. MorriBey
    3
    If a movie has a beginning, a middle and an end, then certainly the start of this movie is good. Well told, good character buildup. But the movie is missing a middle and end. If this was the first part of a trilogy then i would give it great marks. But its missing two thirds. I did enjoy it but the "ending" , in that , it has none, left a bitter taste and hence the score.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. RobinsNest
    0
    I love to watch movies. When a new film arrives and I queue it up and settle in, I get excited. I choose movies by the color code on Metacritic and then reading the description. I don’t read reviews before watching. I would love to speak with some of the better known critics who continually acclaim movies, especially foreign films, and then I discover they are terrible films. There is always a gap in watching foreign films as the culture is strange and I do not “get†many of the nuances. This film is unwatchable and borders on being terrible. I say this because absolutely nothing happens. There are no characters that are interesting, that I can root for. There is a selfish, inconsiderate man who somehow gets two women to love him. There is nothing presented as to why he cheats as there is no conflict in his marriage. He has no consideration for how his affair will affect his daughter. The entire film is made up of mundane, daily life, with predictable dialogue. The scene were he tells his wife about his affair is just kind of casual, while making coffee. This film is so boring I had to go to the FFWD button early. Then I just had to skip chapters. Critics praise the wonderful sense of the ordinary; how it really captures reality. I want to feel some emotion. It can be love, hate, exhilaration, awe, etc. But to watch people plod through there daily lives, doing what I guess most people do, without any emotion, any light, why is this great film? Why is it even an average film? Sometimes when I skip through a film as this I will give a rating with a benefit of some doubt and that is a U for Unratable. But because of the boring situations, people, and dialogue I am compelled to give it an F for Failure. The critics told me the emperor had wonderful clothes. But alas, I once again see he is wearing nothing! As an avid movie fan, is there a critic out there that will take pity on me and lead me to how to watch movies like this and seem some value? Is there a course I can take?… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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