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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoA stunning drama from that remote former Soviet republic.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirSchizo is in its way a taut and exciting thriller.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardWith a cast of mostly non-actors, the film seems rough-hewn, like something you'd find rusted along a road. But it's actually a sophisticated blend of crime thriller, coming-of-age story and social realism.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensMs. Omarova has a painter's eye for composition and a novelist's sense of character.
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumIf one discounts the facile and unconvincing ending, this first feature by Guka Omarova, offers a convincingly bleak view of how a 15-year-old boy could get ahead in rural Kazakhstan in the early 90s.
- 60VarietyVarietySchizo manages to keep it fresh.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonA modest, formulaic day trip from Kazakhstan.
- 50The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThough it's equally concerned with sensitive young criminals in squalid communities, Schizo is no "City Of God," for better and worse.
- 40Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallA compelling screenplay, to be certain. But sadly, Omarova's direction is too leisurely to wring any emotional power.