Rotten
A listless backstage romance.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism
2013 · 1h 29m
Drama
Directed by
Corneliu Porumboiu
Overview
A director with two weeks left on his latest production fakes an ulcer to pursue a romance with his lead actress.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh
"You can think what you like," Paul says. That sentiment applies to Mr. Porumboiu's dryly funny, enigmatic new work.
Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
Fresh
If the overall result is more of a clever exercise than a proper movie, it'll still have some dryly amusing appeal for those who appreciate intellectual absurdism.
Mike D'Angelo, AV Club
Rotten
Porumboiu so carefully intellectualizes every outwardly inconsequential exchange that the picture has no room to breathe, forcing audiences to work hard to catch the sly playfulness and cunning within.
Jay Weissberg, Variety
Fresh
Takes a cliched-seeming premise and carefully proceeds to turn it on its head through logic, absurd humor and the consumption of vast quantities of cigarettes.
Boyd van Hoeij, Hollywood Reporter
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