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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittAlways hard-hitting and often grimly, revealingly satirical.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumUp and Down captures Prague life with a fervor that's comical but a longing that's serious; no one is easy to pigeonhole.
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirA powerful Czech drama with comic flourishes.
- 90L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThis fluidly paced film, with its keen observation of the confused longing for love, family and stability in an inherently unstable world, nonetheless keeps faith with the Czech genius for holding the tonal line between tragedy and the absurd.
- 80The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannIt's agreeable to see a picture that holds us without perspiring to do so. We are treated not as an audience but as café chums to whom a story is being told
- 80VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellA vibrant, immediate treatise on love and cultural identity in a complex new world of fluid borders and deep suspicions in the stunning new Czech drama Up and Down.
- 80The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensIt skips from buoyant satire to domestic melodrama, leaving behind a curious mix of emotions.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenAccomplished and affecting art house fare.
- 80Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoBuoyed by an unreserved humanism and a cheerful sense of the absurd.
- 70Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanUp and Down is not exactly the toughest movie on the block, but especially compared to most American comedies, it conveys a sense of scrofulous rue.