For Shirin, being part of a perfect Persian family isn't easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn't know she's bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine, can't understand why she doesn't tell them. Even the six-year-old boys in her moviemaking class are too ADD to focus on her for more than a second. Following a family announcement of her brother's betrothal to a parentally approved Iranian prize catch, Shirin embarks on a private rebellion involving a serie... (Full plot summary below)
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For Shirin, being part of a perfect Persian family isn't easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn't know she's bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine, can't understand why she doesn't tell them. Even the six-year-old boys in her moviemaking class are too ADD to focus on her for more than a second. Following a family announcement of her brother's betrothal to a parentally approved Iranian prize catch, Shirin embarks on a private rebellion involving a series of pansexual escapades, while trying to decipher what went wrong with Maxine.
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| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlForget its generic title, its breakup setup, and its indie-standard Brooklyn walk-and-talks: Writer/director Desiree Akhavan's Appropriate Behavior is the freshest comedy of life and love in the city since Obvious Child. |
| Film ThreatBrian TallericoFalls into single-girl-in-the-city clichés a few too many times for my tastes, but heralds the arrival of someone who seems likely to do impressive things. |
| AV ClubJesse HassengerUltimately, Appropriate Behavior works almost in spite of itself; so efficiently does the film explain why Shirin and Maxine split up that eventually it lags behind its own premise. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzMs. Akhavan shows promise as an assured director, a talented writer and an interesting actress. |
| The Film StageAmanda WaltzAppropriate Behavior marks a strong first-time effort for the director, and establishes her ability as both a filmmaker and as an actress with considerable screen presence. |
| amNewYorkRobert LevinA true multicultural comedy, equally at home in its hipster Brooklyn and Iranian immigrant settings, taking a loving and scornful look at both. |
| CultureCatchBrandon JudellIf Woody Allen were a tall Iranian bisexual woman with a gawky Sandra-Bullockish beauty and an exasperating, egocentric outlook on the world, Appropriate Behavior would have been his Annie Hall. |
| Linoleum KnifeAlonso DuraldeFunny and specific, it makes you eager to see what this filmmaker does next. |
| RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAppropriate Behavior, even with its reliance on familiar types and tropes, feels like a unique vision of life seen through unique eyes. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesThe movie doesn't seem to be up to anything larger than an amiable slice of urban life, and it doesn't need to be. |
