There are no tricks up the sleeve of writer-director Cristian Mungiu. Most of the time his camera hunkers down rock-steady and observes. The subject is humanity and its oppression. And like the best political films, its focus is intensely personal. Peter Travers

First, this movie should be enjoyed. Later, marveled at. And then, once the excitement has faded, “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” really should be studied. Mick LaSalle