Synopsis
Two middle aged German brothers - one New Age and recently divorced, the other uptight and sceptical - travel to a Zen monastery in Japan in search of enlightenment, or perhaps just in search of themselves.
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Los Angeles Times
As funny as it is nourishing, and it has stellar performances from Uwe Ochsenknecht and Gustav Peter Wohler, who play off each other like Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. - 80
L.A. Weekly
Enlightenment Guaranteed is a parable of alienation and rediscovery told with such affection, insight and visual elegance, it could never be taken as preachy or stern. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
It is a warm, closely observed satire of lived life, and it is a charmer. - 75
Boston Globe
Likable, go-with-the-flow comedy. - 70
Variety
Ochsenknecht and Wohler are a strong double act, displaying exemplary comic timing and making the brothers a problem-plagued but likable pair. - 70
New Times (L.A.)
It's an interesting, often worthwhile, film, but humor isn't its strongest attribute. - 50
Austin Chronicle
Depends on the two actors who all but carry it.
