
Variety
The fourth feature from Canadian writer-helmer Ruba Nadda ("Sabah") has a slightly breathless, old-fashioned feel, calling to mind the cliched fiction found in the type of ladies' magazine the heroine edits.
Full reviewA tantalising brief encounter in a classic romantic movie mode, Cairo Time traces the intimacy and understanding that grows between Juliette, a Canadian magazine editor (Patricia Clarkson, clearly etched and luminous as ever) and Tareq, the Egyptian friend (courtly, intriguingly unattached Alexander Siddig) assigned by her diplomat husband to show her the sights of Cairo.
As Tareq guides Juliette through the chaos and uproar and shows her the city’s wonders, their pleasure is increasingly shadowed by the loyalty they feel to the man who put them together – Juliette’s husband and Tareq’s friend. That Arab-Canadian filmmaker Ruba Nadda shot an entire feature in that glorious, infuriating melee of a city is a miracle in itself and one that any armchair traveller will relish.
LessThe fourth feature from Canadian writer-helmer Ruba Nadda ("Sabah") has a slightly breathless, old-fashioned feel, calling to mind the cliched fiction found in the type of ladies' magazine the heroine edits.
Full reviewThe time does pass agreeably enough, and if Cairo Time does not amount to much, it does evoke a wistful state of feeling and a complicated city with enough skill and sensitivity that you wish it had dared more.
Full reviewAside from the sweltering Egyptian climate, little heat or excitement is generated by the film or its attractive stars.
Full reviewClarkson and Siddig are believably drawn together to palpably depict how attraction can awkwardly arise.
Full reviewWe aren’t aware of any way to watch Cairo Time in New Zealand. If we’ve got that wrong, please contact us.
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