81
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIntelligent yet easy-going masterpiece.
- 80The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottSembène is a far more adroit and elegant storyteller than many may be accustomed to seeing.
- 80TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxWildly entertaining and a visual delight.
- 80Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanIn every way a sunny film. Supremely affirmative, it ends with the funniest, sexiest close-up of the year.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanBoth politically intricate and genuinely hilarious, Faat-Kine is a story grounded in dichotomies.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoA youthful, and often funny, piece of filmmaking. You might never expect that its director is 73 years old.
- 75Boston GlobeBoston GlobeThe situation is comic and yet quite serious, as are the ways in which language is used.