65
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneIn the logic of the film, for the camera to move at all would feel like a betrayal of its contemplative hunger.
- 80Total FilmKevin HarleyTotal FilmKevin HarleyTorn between mountains and karaoke bars, Tharlo looks as lost as his lamb: a parallel delicately developed in this warm, wise fable of uncertainty.
- 60The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinAs a bit of anthropology offering a glimpse into Tibetan life today, it’s perfectly serviceable.
- 50The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyTharlo instead opts for fleeting charm and shaggy humanism, until the narrative takes a grim turn that’s both trite and sexist. The bottom drops out of the movie, leaving its interest almost exclusively ethnographic.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe glacially paced film is ultimately more interesting for its ethnographic and technical aspects than its rudimentary storyline, although the marvelous deadpan performance by Nyima, an acclaimed Tibetan theater performer, provides a much-needed humanistic quality.