]"[8] Michael Meyns of Filmstarts [de] gave the film 1 of 5 stars and ended his reiview with "Auch in „Gondola“ versucht Veit Helmer eine magische, poetische Liebesgeschichte zu erzählen, die er diesmal sogar ohne Worte inszeniert.
But it is precisely this speechlessness that makes the questionable way in which he uses foreign cultures and people for his own purposes all the more visible - a colonial view that simply no longer seems acceptable in the 21st century.
]"[9] Frank Brenner of choices [de] wrote that "Kaum ein anderer Filmemacher versteht es dermaßen gut, visuell zu erzählen.
Hinzu kommt, dass Helmer in dieser poetisch-romantischen Liebesgeschichte eine märchenhafte Welt kreiert, die geradezu überquillt vor kindlichem Einfallsreichtum, was den Film universell verständlich und liebenswert macht.
In addition, Helmer creates a fairytale world in this poetic, romantic love story that is overflowing with childlike ingenuity, which makes the film universally understandable and lovable.