66
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenBecause Chutney Popcorn knows its characters deeply enough to let them determine events, it rises above formula. It is also unusually well acted.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIts easygoing, disarming air will endear it to its target audience, who will appreciate this movie as much for the lifestyle it depicts as its actual story.
- 75San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisThe film is alt-schmaltz, and it'll do.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanHer story (Ganatra) -- and the rest of the gifted, multicultural cast that brings it to life -- represents another step in the evolving face of film.
- 63New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanThere's some lumpy writing and uneasy acting, but it's easy to see why this charming, inventive film won prizes at festivals in Berlin, San Francisco and Newport, R.I.
- 60Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterThe director has a fitfully deployed gift for droll humor, but Chutney Popcorn mostly provides evidence that the ins and outs of the improvised multiparent family can be as prosaic as the nuclear Eisenhower model.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannHer direction is weak, her dialogue is cliched, and her acting lacks energy and focus.