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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenBeautifully performed and penetratingly photographed, Jalilvand’s assured second feature bears the probing precision of one of those meticulous autopsies.
- 88RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireRogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireAs in Farhadi’s films, the success of this kind of drama depends not on its thematic depth but on its surface execution. And every aspect of the execution on display here posits Jalilvand as among Iran’s most assured directors to have emerged in this decade.
- 70Film ThreatAlan NgFilm ThreatAlan NgAmir Agha’ee shines as the film’s lead. His portrayal of grief and guilt is heartfelt and his emotional performance is perfect.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungLensed with great sensitivity and style and superbly acted, it has one drawback for Western audiences in its perplexing plot points based on the local culture and customs.
- 70VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergAll four main actors are in top form, but it’s Mohammadzadeh who steals the show in his scene at the poultry plant, when his desperate monologue takes on an epic, Shakespearean quality as he throws all his physical force into a verbal storm of pained outrage.
- 70The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergA tad overdetermined in its studied, snowballing ambiguities, No Date, No Signature is dramatized with an acute sense of the role of class in Iranian society, and is unfussily well directed, creating visual parallels between the two men.
- 70Village VoiceCraig D. LindseyVillage VoiceCraig D. LindseyNo Date, No Signature presents a story of flawed but generally decent people trying to put right what went so horribly wrong.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenVahid Jalilvand's film is so worked out that you know that every nuance is pointed and intentional.