Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

The first feature-length movie from Bhutan tells its lighthearted story through smart performances, appealing images, and unfailing good humor.

Washington Post by Desson Thomson

A chalice of unpretentious delight, flowing over with goodwill, a cheeky love for soccer and, uh, Buddhist humor.

Village Voice by J. Hoberman

The lovability quotient is as high as the altitude.

New York Post by Hannah Brown

So joyous it can actually shake viewers out of a bad mood.

Dallas Observer by Andy Klein

This sweet little movie is a mild comedy, a much calmer cousin to "Sister Act," with men in robes rather than women in habits.

The New York Times by Dana Stevens

A very funny movie, alive with a sense of absurdity and human foible.

New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

Could well end up on the coming Oscar ballot for best foreign language film.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

A delightful demonstration of how spirituality can coexist quite happily with an intense desire for France to defeat Brazil.

Miami Herald by René Rodríguez

Past the foreign mysticism and eccentricity of Tibetan Buddhism to portray its characters as unmistakably, identifiably human.

Boston Globe by Jay Carr

A small film and, ultimately, a satisfying one.

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

Charming, slyly comic and far from conventionally religious.

Film.com by Elizabeth Weitzman

Wouldn't you rather learn about his culture from Norbu than from Richard Gere?

L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor

Though The Cup is lovely to look at, it has none of the ceremonial rigor mortis of Scorsese's "Kundun."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak

Never offers much enlightenment through its message.

Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

Little more than a plodding celebration of global television trumping everything in its midst.