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02/10/12 |
Very Good |
"The lead performers bravely navigate the uncomfortable content, though the script has some implausible twists and a subplot about CB radios that doesn't go anywhere." |
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06/03/11 |
Very Good |
"...intense... Through Schemel's story, we get a gritty look at the 1990s grunge scene, and the deadly cost it carried for some." |
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06/01/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
"Talk about your complicated relationships.... a bittersweet love story that's a challenge to understand." |
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10/29/10 |
Outstanding |
"...you might think pastry chefs are a silly lot, prone to panic attacks, flamboyant outbursts and a heck of a lot more drama than fondant and marzipan ought to inspire. But for the best French pastry chefs, getting elaborate desserts right is serious stuff." |
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10/01/10 |
Outstanding |
"Imagine what the movie 'Ghost' might have been with infinitely better acting, an exotic setting, a gay twist and no silly pottery scene... At once eerie, intense and erotic..." |
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10/01/10 |
Outstanding |
"...intense... Thure Lindhardt and David Dencik are terrific in the lead roles, quietly grappling with the dichotomy of their violence toward minorities and their exploration of their own sexuality." |
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04/09/10 |
Outstanding |
"...gripping... effectively shows how, in a tinderbox fueled by racial and religious suspicions, quiet lives can be upended by mere chance, and how constant, random violence feeds upon itself." |