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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenFor all the grimness and desperation on view in Mango Yellow, the characters emerge as robust, full-dimensional people in touch with their explosive feelings.
- 50VarietyDeborah YoungVarietyDeborah YoungLike characters out of some Carnival hell, a macho butcher and his born-again wife, a forlorn barmaid, a sinister sadist and the gay manager of a flophouse called the Hotel Texas run in and out of each other's lives in a film as sloppy, sluttish, scruffy and vital as they are.
- 30The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIt's a lot to suffer through for a film that has nothing to say, but insists on saying it anyway. Repeatedly.
- 20Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonA shallow Brazilian trifle.