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Before the Rains Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    47

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 42

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly

    This period piece is exactly what you'd expect from a Merchant Ivory production: a tragic tale of love set against a backdrop of opulent scenery.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

    The film's chief asset is its superbly atmospheric evocation of its period milieu.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune

    It's more that the plot is incredibly predictable, the score is manipulative and the denouement completely unsatisfying. I can sit through cliched and even offensive (to a point). Just leave me with a little bit of mystery, an iota of suspense. That’s all I ask.

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  • 63

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    Tells the kind of story that would feel right at home in a silent film, and I suppose I mean that as a compliment.

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