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Cotton Mary
52
Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by
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90
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Not only is it Merchant's best directorial effort to date but also is among the finest films the Merchant Ivory company has ever made.
88
USA Today
Staff [Not Credited]
USA Today
Staff [Not Credited]
Increasingly piquant tale of culture clash in 1954 post-independence India.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack
Acted with almost maniacal force by Jaffrey, Mary is at once fascinating and despicable.
75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Merchant brings keen insight and rich humanity to this culturally revealing tale of psychological unease in a tense postcolonial world.
70
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Serves as a fascinating exploration of racial and social prejudice; and an indictment of cultural miscegenation.
63
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
Really just a lurid potboiler.
60
Dallas Observer
Andy Klein
Dallas Observer
Andy Klein
It's unlikely that anyone will walk away unmoved.
50
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
An unsubtle allegory about a way of life withering on the vine.
50
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Doesn't quite support the weight of its allegory.
30
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
Forlorn melodrama, which is low on drama and high on mellow.
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