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Caramel (2008)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B-
Source Brief Review Grade*
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
"...warmly shot (by Yves Sehnaoui) and comes with a strong, burbling soundtrack of Arab pop..." more... B  
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...a Lebanese variation on sweetly soapy dramas about Women Who Bond With Wet Hair." more... B  
Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
"The beauty salon-as-family formula gets a fresh spin in directing debut by actress Nadine Labaki." more... B  
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
"...Caramel has the tact and sophistication not to tie things up too tidily for any of its women." more... B  
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
"...uneven..." more... C  
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
"Unlike some foreign films, Caramel is easily accessible for viewers of all nations and cultures..." more... B-
USA Today
Claudia Puig
"...a sweeter and more believable version of Steel Magnolias, Middle Eastern style." more... B  
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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