
It is likely to be a footnote in Majidi’s rich filmography. Umesh Punwani at Koimoi gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and stated: 'Majid Majidi, though not playing on his home ground, manages to hit the ball out of the park.' Niel Soans of The Times of India assigned 3.5 stars out of 5, noting the visual appeal and direction, he pointed: 'Majidi's subject matter might seem to be repetitive, but the famed director's take on redemption is fleshed out by strong performances to make Beyond the Clouds another notable entry in his filmography.' Critic Anupama Chopra who wrote the review for Film Companion gave the film 3 stars out of 5, stated: ' Beyond the Clouds is a mixed bag. Anisha Jhaveri of IndieWire, graded the film B+ and noted: 'Heartrending one minute and heavy-handed the next, “Beyond the Clouds” is in equal parts beautiful and frustrating.' India ĭevesh Sharma of Filmfare reviewed, 'It's the duty of artist to familiarise the unfamiliar and that's what Majidi has done here.' He assigned the film 3.5 stars out of 5. Hurtado of Screen Anarchy stated: 'A stranger in a strange land, Majidi's film attempts to use the rhythms of Bollywood without fully committing to the form, leaving this film as a bit of a half-baked effort that, while certainly worth watching, is far from a masterpiece'. Majidi manages to tell this story in a country unlike his own - and tell it well - is a testament to its universal strength.' J. It’s also an arresting visual experience: a potent recurring motif uses silhouettes another a scattering flocks of birds.' Shyam Krishna Kumar of Gulf News stated: ' Beyond the Clouds talks, with an extremely light touch, about the added pressure poverty puts on women and their safety. For Screen Daily, Wendy Ide reviewed: 'Although at times a little overwrought in tone, and at others emphatically sentimental, the film doesn’t pull its punches when it comes to condemning a society which punishes its poor. In this toxic environment, children are collateral victims.
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Critic Guy Lodge based at Variety, stated: 'Majidi’s young leads lack finesse, but not emotive conviction, which suits the film’s purposes just fine egged along by that score, it’s mostly all-caps protest cinema, getting its worthwhile message unambiguously across.' Deborah Young who writes for The Hollywood Reporter, noted: ' Beyond the Clouds is more openly dramatic, with its poor siblings caught between the implacable law which throws suspects into prison without trial and ferocious vice lords who control drugs and prostitution with impunity. However, he added that his story instincts are more run of the mill.
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Track listing įilm critic Simon Abrams of Roger Ebert stated: 'Majidi and Kashani's shared vision feels incomplete, as if they were moments away from realizing how to temper their story's condescending, but well-meaning perspective, but never got around to doing it.' Critic Glenn Kenny of The New York Times noted that Majidi has a terrific talent for staging and shooting.

Subtlety is not this film’s strong point.' Critic Rajeev Masand pointed that the score by A. Rahman’s soundtrack further underlines every note. One special mention that highlights the greatness of this maestro is, in a chase sequence he decides to go with a fast-paced Tabla and Sitar the combo takes the scene to another level.' Critic Anupama Chopra mentioned: 'A.

Rahman juices up the situations to create a blend of music going with the narration. Heam’s rap lyrics are fine.' Filmfare based critic Devesh Sharma stated: 'AR Rahman's background score isn't intrusive but subtly adds to the proceedings.' Umesh Punwani of Koimoi noted: 'A.R. Rahman’s music score is good but his background score is superb. ' Debarati Sen of The Times of India stated: 'Rahman’s score for this film is replete with a tad bit overused orchestral compositions, that are invariably reminiscent of his earlier creations.' Komal Nahta stated: 'A.R.

Devarsi Ghosh of Scroll Magazine stated: 'The AR Rahman-Majid Majidi combo fails to lift the spirits, to the extent that not a single tune from AR Rahman’s score for Majid Majidi’s Beyond The Clouds is likely to stay with the listener beyond five minutes, forget a day.
