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The New York Times by Dave Kehr
It is a sincere, thoughtful work, though not a very accomplished one.
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Grim headlines aside, FireDancer is hard to recommend, with its haphazard tone, wobbly acting, and cipher-like lead.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Unfortunately, the back story behind FireDancer is ultimately more interesting than the finished product, a thematically ambitious but rough-hewn combination of love story and examination of cultural dislocation.
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New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
Whether Jawed Wassel could have made more of it with further editing we'll never know, but it's a clunky bit of storytelling.
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Essentially a more awkward Afghan version of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
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TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Unfortunately, this flawed but interesting film will be Wassel's only legacy; the director was murdered in 2001 by Nathan C. Powell, who helped finance this film.
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For the most part, Fire Dancer presents an energetic mosaic of a displaced culture.
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Film struggles to balance its past-present memory drama and a rather standard take on an American immigrant family. Although accented by fine cinematic flourishes, pic is harmed by an abrupt conclusion and technical glitches.