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RATING: ROTTEN  READING: 58% (FRESH = 60% or Greater)   Reviews counted: 12 Fresh: 7  Rotten: 5 Average Rating: 6/10

( Showing 1-12 of 12 Tomatometer Reviews, sorted z-a )   "Sissako's slender narrative takes its time reaching its ambiguous conclusion." -- Josh Ralske, ALL MOVIE GUIDE   "Once the audience figure out what's being said, the filmmaker's relative passivity will make it tough for them to really care." -- Jeremy Heilman, MOVIEMARTYR.COM   "It's not that Waiting For Happiness is a bad film, because it isn't. It's just incredibly dull." -- The Gabster, IOFILM.CO.UK   "A spellbinding African film about the modern condition of rootlessness, a state experienced by millions around the globe." -- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH --  Click to read the article. -- Luca Bandirali, REVISION Soundtrack Books All Related Items   "The beautiful, unusual music is this film's chief draw, but its dreaminess may lull you to sleep." -- Kim Linekin, EYE WEEKLY   "Abderrahmane Sissako's Heremakono (Waiting for Happiness) is an elegiac portrait of a transit city on the West African coast struggling against foreign influences." -- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE   "The title perfectly captures the mood of this striking film." -- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE   "A moving picture that does not move." -- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER --  Click to read the article. -- FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL Cream of the Crop FRESH 75%   "A film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, Waiting for Happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact." -- Frank Scheck, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER   "Manages to delight without much of a story." -- V.A. Musetto, NEW YORK POST   "Though talk in the film often turns to death, Khatra's enthusiasm and love of life keep the movie surprisingly upbeat." -- John Monaghan, DETROIT FREE PRESS   "Takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you: slow down, shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy, distracted rhythms." -- Elvis Mitchell, NEW YORK TIMES

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