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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleMay be the most magnetic, most beautiful and bravest Carmen ever to grace a stage or film set.
- The film offers plenty of powerful impressionism to make up for its lack of a coherent statement.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittDirectors as different as Otto Preminger and Jean-Luc Godard have taken a crack at "Carmen" and Ramaka's version is a colorful addition to the list.
- 70TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDiop Gaï's performance is equally beguiling: She's both bold and mysterious, a femme fatale bursting with life.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottEnormously likable, partly because it is aware of its own grasp of the absurd.
- 50New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannA worthy addition to the cinematic canon, which, at last count, numbered 52 different versions.
- 50Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallWhile the screen didn't really need another Carmen, it certainly needs a knockout femme fatale like Diop Gai. Hopefully, Carmen can get a much-needed rest and audiences can get much more of this stunning African icon-in-waiting.