Light comedy that makes us think about immigrants and refugees as human beings with complex lives [Full Review in Spanish]

| Nov 8, 2020

The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir isn't without its share of missteps, but its broad sweeps of optimism and positivity salvage this uneven exercise.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 17, 2020

What follows is a mostly dull journey, brightened only by the occasional eccentric interlude and a few sharp jabs at how governments choose to deal (and not deal) with illegal immigrants.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 12, 2020

The wildly uneven result winds up nauseatingly genial/sappy, despite boasting a charming lead and some inspired sequences.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jul 2, 2019

It's difficult to feel ill will toward a movie that opens with a "no animals harmed" statement, and includes a subtitle that "smoking kills."

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 26, 2019

Ultimately, it is Dhanush who owns the heart and soul of the film. With his easy charm, smile and perfect comic timing, he gives a winning performance.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 21, 2019

Shot and edited with lots of colour and pep, the film offers a travelogue-y take on the streets of Mumbai, Paris and Rome.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 21, 2019

The 109-minute movie is good at setting up moments with potential, only to squander them with limp humour and indifferent characterisation.

| Jun 21, 2019

It's Dhanush's charm and sincerity that holds the film together. He's a natural performer and makes you believe in all the implausible things that you get to see through his warm performance.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 21, 2019

A great comic screenplay.

| Jun 21, 2019

The Extraordinary Journey of The Fakir tries wildly and broadly to please all of its different audiences at the same time in the hokiest, most transparent of ways.

| Original Score: 3.5/10 | Jun 21, 2019

Like its hero, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir's intentions are pure, but it is, in its heart of hearts, far too reliant on the same old tricks, always on the lookout for the next chump to con.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 21, 2019

The comic-romantic adventure "The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir" takes a winding path, but the trip is pleasant enough.

| Jun 20, 2019

A feel-good story with lighthearted things to say about a coterie of migrants, refugees, and oddball characters.

| Jun 20, 2019

An exercise in naive commentary and globe-trotting magical realism, the film dares viewers to take it seriously.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 20, 2019

Its relentless earnestness is tough to resist, even as the film sugarcoats intimations of real danger.

| Jun 20, 2019

A French, Indian, Belgian co-production, a French-Canadian director, with random elements of Bollywood, Western musicals and unlikely episodic plot contrivances, it's made to please everybody with inoffensive results.

| Original Score: C-plus | Jun 18, 2019

There are very clear efforts for the film to land well, but they don't quite make the mark. [Full Review in Spanish]

| May 10, 2019

Partially entertaining but insubstantial. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 6, 2019

If you're in an uncynical and generous mood, this is a colourful crowdpleaser with a little on its mind to say.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 2, 2019