Critic Reviews
| 75 |
San Francisco Chronicle
A snapshot of the festival, one that radiates good cheer and offers moments of true, godly goodness.
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| 75 |
New York Post
Reaches its climax on the main bathing day, with a throng of naked holy men leading the charge into the Ganges. You would be forgiven for thinking you're watching a hot July day at Coney Island.
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| 70 |
The New York Times
Given the event's size and complexity, it is perhaps inevitable that this documentary feels haphazard and superficial, more tourist's photo album than analysis. Still, the glimpses it offers are never less than fascinating.
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| 70 |
Variety
Casual, engaging documentary doesn't attempt a Hinduism 101 lesson, instead going for an impressionistic mix of on-the-fly spectacle and human interest.
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| 70 |
Los Angeles Times
If the film offers any lesson, it is that nirvana is not easily attainable, so there really are no shortcuts.
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| 67 |
Austin Chronicle
Remarkable and enlightening.
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| 63 |
New York Daily News
Mostly, Benazzo and Day leave us alone to take in the extraordinary sights and sounds.
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| 60 |
LA Weekly
An amiable and colorful, if dewy-eyed, documentary.
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| 60 |
The Hollywood Reporter
As an introduction to this mind-spinning festival, the film gets the job done.
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| 60 |
Film Threat
A beautifully crafted documentary.
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| 50 |
Boston Globe
At its strongest cataloging the sheer sensory overkill of the festival -- the faces, the food, the many roads to bliss. Only the slightest historical information is offered and no spiritual background whatsoever.
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| 50 |
Washington Post
An overture to the subject rather than a profound study.
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| 50 |
Village Voice
A free-for-all doc that, like its subject, seems on several planes at once.
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| 20 |
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Inept.
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