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A group of aid workers work to resolve a crisis in an armed conflict zone.
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| Blu-ray.comBrian Orndorf"A Perfect Day" benefits from the spring in its step, gifted a capable cast skilled enough to find nuances of reaction as the story moves from stop to stop, never remaining static for very long. |
| New York TimesManohla DargisThere's not much of a story, which wouldn't be bad if there was something other than blasts of music filling the longueurs. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperWith an eclectic soundtrack that features...well-timed editing and crisp cinematography — and of course that terrific cast led by the great Del Toro — A Perfect Day is a rough-edged gem. |
| honeycuttshollywood.comKirk HoneycuttThe film's tone is one of off-handed black humor where wisecracks and offbeat situations disguise horrors just beneath the surface of things. |
| Georgia StraightKen EisnerLike its subjects, the movie fails to accomplish all that much, but it does more good than harm. |
| Independent Online (South Africa)Theresa SmithA darkly comical ensemble piece which gives you a jaded glimpse into war times. Instead of concentrating on the bloody fighting part, we see some of what happens in the moments between the actual conflict. |
| AV ClubMike D'AngeloOn a moment-to-moment basis, A Perfect Day is reasonably engaging, mostly because of its novel milieu—there haven’t been many films about foreign aid workers, and Farías clearly amassed a wealth of anecdotes during her time with DWB. Trouble is, it plays like a collection of anecdotes. |
| Sydney Morning HeraldSandra Hall[de Aranoa is] a director at home with the small things that can make a film great -- interested in what keeps people together when everything around them is being blown apart. It's a wonderful gift. |
| NY1-TVNeil RosenBy focusing on a small story, the sarcastically titled A Perfect Day becomes more relatable and in the process tells us more about the big picture, in this case the Bosnian conflict. |
| Seattle TimesJohn HartlThis is one of those rare, thoughtful war movies that doesn't emphasize brutality. |