Labaki fails terribly trying to combine in the same film a lighthearted comedy and a serious statement on intolerance in the Middle East. Her story constantly moves with no tact from constant silly jokes to tragedy to corny melodrama, and finishes in an unvelievably naive last sc... read more
Claude Moussawbaa,
Layla Hakim,
Nadine Labaki,
Yvonne Maalouf,
Antoinette Noufaily
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Set in a remote village where the church and the mosque stand side by side, Where Do We Go Now? follows the antics of the town's women to keep their blowhard men from starting a religious war. Women h... read more
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Labaki is a forceful director and a stunning screen presence, but "Where Do We Go Now?" suffers from diffuseness. Full Review
It's a fresh take on Mideast strife to see the endless battles from a feisty feminist point of view, but most of the acting and plotting is subpar. Full Review
The meandering script occasionally has an unpolished feel, confusingly taking too long to flesh out parts of the story while making unsettling swings from comedy to tragedy and back. Full Review
A satire in which pathos competes with light comedy and neither quite flourishes. Full Review
The movie is never quite bold enough to point out the contradiction of Muslims and Christians hating one another, even though they both in theory worship the same god. Full Review
Making a movie about sectarian violence in which the local religious figures are comically powerless, at worst, seems like too easy a path to take. Nothing springs from nothing. Full Review
The lack of flow and coherence in "Where Do We Go Now?'' leaves not only the characters, but also the audience, wondering where to go. Full Review
In the end, "Where Do We Go Now?" has little to say about human conflict beyond the obvious. Full Review
The continually shifting tone of the movie, whose director also did the romantic comedy "Caramel," keeps you giddily off balance. Full Review
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