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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSurely there is room in the movies for a small film with an unabashed, even old-fashioned but timeless humanist spirit -- and a triumphant portrayal by a veteran star that is likely to be regarded as one of the year's best.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe movie is sometimes profound in its simple, optimistic message of friendship -- and sometimes it's plain simple.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardOmar Sharif certainly doesn't disappoint in Monsieur Ibrahim. The casting alone promises something extraordinary.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe script falters at the end, as the two reach the Turkish village where Ibrahim was raised. But the winning performances -- and killer '60s soundtrack -- save the day.
- 70Village VoiceLeslie CamhiVillage VoiceLeslie CamhiUnusual in its ambition to pose deep spiritual questions, but its enticing surfaces -- including the beautiful working girls and Isabelle Adjani's surprise cameo as a Bardot-esque starlet -- are the best thing about it.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterBoth an appealing coming-of-age yarn and, as Monsieur Ibrahim embraces his own mortality, a heartfelt coming-of-aging saga.
- 70VarietyDeborah YoungVarietyDeborah YoungUnshaven and twinkling-eyed, Sharif is professionally light and entertaining in the title role.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe two central performances help the lesson go down easily, and Mr. Duperyon's unassuming, slightly ragged realism gives the movie a sweet, lived-in charm. Mr. Sharif, grizzled and white-haired at 71, has lost none of the charisma that made him an international movie star in the 1960's, and Mr. Boulanger, in his first feature film, shows impressive self-assurance.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorExcusez-moi, but I'd rather see Omar Sharif punching out croupiers in a casino than dispensing comfort and joy in this sugared-up tale.
- 40Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallMaybe someday an enterprising filmmaker will make a film about this forgotten chapter in Muslim-Jewish relations. It would be a lot more compelling and memorable than the nonsense in Monsieur Ibrahim.