Rotten
A film bloated by excess material.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Midnight's Children
A child and country were born at midnight once upon a time.
2012 · 2h 28m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Deepa Mehta
Overview
The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation. A Canadian-British film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
42%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The effort to pack an already overstuffed picaresque epic into a film of more than two hours ends up an indigestible stew.
Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Rotten
The film is beautifully shot, with vivid production design. But because of the tale's lack of cohesion, it doesn't carry enough emotional heft.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
Faithfully adapted from Salman Rushdie's award-winning 1981 novel, the movie feels both too packed and too slight, overflowing with vivid details but lacking the structure to support their weight.
Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic
Fresh
There are enough intermittent passages of power and beauty to get you through the slow spots.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
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