The film is not "disappointing" only because one has been expecting Kiarostami to encounter this sort of difficulty, based on the trajectory of his most recent work.

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| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 30, 2006

Often provokes humor and refreshing insights.

| Original Score: A | Apr 16, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 25, 2006

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 29, 2005

... [S]ticking with it provides further insight into Kiarostami's psychology and society ...

| Original Score: B- | Dec 31, 2003

A fine film.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 8, 2003

A major minimalist departure for Kiarostami.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Jul 10, 2003

A point made to distraction.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 25, 2003

Abbas Kiarostami has created, for all of its filmic simplicity - static camera, minimalist settings and obviously from the hip filmmaking (you can watch as the curious drive by the lady's car and rubberneck) - has created a nicely complex character study

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 19, 2003

Who would have thought a movie centered on a driver and her passengers that never leaves the car could be so compellingly watchable? Ten is not only a fascinating character study, but a portrait of an entire way of life.

| Original Score: A- | Jun 14, 2003

A little more reach would have allowed Ten to turn it up to 11.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 5, 2003

Whatever the film lacks in physical lyricism, it makes up for with a claustrophobic flair that leads you to conclude that Ten can be the loneliest number.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 16, 2003

Works in its own mysterious ways.

| Original Score: 4/4 | May 11, 2003

A very interesting film, despite structural limitations that keep it from approaching greatness.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 9, 2003

A rare chance for viewers to eavesdrop on everyday talk in Tehran that, although fictionalized, must approximate what really happens in Iran's busy capital.

| Original Score: 4/4 | May 9, 2003

For little more than the price of a tank of gas and a video camera, Kiarostami lets his viewers drive a mile in another's shoes. It's not often that a road trip is so educational.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 9, 2003

When you stagger out of the theatre after watching the new Iranian movie Ten, you may find yourself wondering just what, exactly, was the point.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | May 9, 2003

Ten may strain your patience but that's the high-stakes gamble of this provocative project.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 9, 2003