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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijA scrappy but at times uproarious Romanian comedy.
- 80The New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimThe New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimNegoescu has adapted a short story by Ion Luca Caragiale from 1901, and the lottery ticket concept is not necessarily novel, but he gives the film fresh zest with droll observations and pitifully endearing characters — all while poking meta fun at the austere Romanian New Wave movement he works within, and works to dismantle.
- 80VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanTwo Lottery Tickets is an existential-absurdist, dirty-kitchen-sink vision of ordinary lives that’s just funny and invigorating enough to hit a note of truth.
- 75The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthNegoescu’s charmer plays out as a gentle, ambling, misadventure with three guys who work really hard to make their luck run out. On second thought, maybe this isn’t so different than the rest of the Romanian New Wave after all.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MoorePaul Negoescu’s deadpan film finds a few grins as it slowly gets up to speed, and manages a fine finish that makes it worth recommending.