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04/11/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Neil Jordan's screenplay has trouble keeping pace with the ominous, watery look and feel of the film.... Farrell's soulful performance transcends the screenplay's limitations." |
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05/17/10 |
Good |
 "...nothing but high-minded and sincere -- with the visuals to match -- but it often seems to miss the human element, despite its focus on ordinary people.... a film about the determination that it takes to seek change in times like these." |
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05/20/10 |
Very Good |
 "How many films can claim that their climatic scene is of a man being videotaped as he gives birth to a tiny blue fish from his posterior?... occasionally feels too clever..." |
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06/09/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...most compelling as an expose of the Mormon Church itself.... It's now absolutely clear where the bigotry is coming from and what is driving it." |
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06/13/10 |
Very Good |
 "...this young director from Spain has the potential to become a major force in world cinema.... handled with considerable visual flair, well acted and directed." |
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07/15/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...never strays far from the well-trodden path of art movies on troubled youth that was started by Francois Truffaut's masterpiece '400 Blows'..." |
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07/22/10 |
Outstanding |
 "French director Claire Denis at the top of her game... a wily narrative and character study... an uncompromising political statement about Africa... ferocious filmmaking." |
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08/01/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...bold... Zhang may be no Kurosawa, but 'A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop' visually and thematically shows the strong influence of the Japanese master." |
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08/14/10 |
Excellent |
 "...a stylish meditation on the multiple meanings of brotherhood.... centers on the love affair of two young men within a homophobic and racist community... fine filmaking..." |
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09/05/10 |
Outstanding |
 "In addition to Blanca Engstrom's completely convincing central performance, the other great strength is Hoyte van Hoytema's sharp cinematography.... breathtaking..." |
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09/19/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...does not lack for sincerity.... speeds through too many plot points in its 70-plus minutes.... It is too bad there is not more of Kaarina Hazard's fine performance to enjoy." |
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09/28/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...focuses on the life of a little-known contemporary artist, Mark Hogancamp... has a keen sense for images that surprise and even shock." |
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10/16/10 |
Very Good |
 "...one of the year's stronger, more idiosyncratic art-film debuts. A marriage of giallo devices and an abstract approach to narrative... a hoot for knowing audiences -- and torture for anyone looking for normal horror movie." |
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10/18/10 |
Moderate |
 "Tony is such a zombified nonentity that is difficult to relate to his spiritual struggle... The same goes for Kurkova's character.... the anti-chemistry is hard to get past." |
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10/18/10 |
Fair |
 "...after the first hour, the film itself seems stuck in a cycle of violence. The second half gets bogged down... a wonderfully melodramatic but oftentimes surfacey screenplay." |
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10/31/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...insightful... does not claim to be the definitive Down syndrome film. The directors' purpose is to open up dialogue that is for the most part not happening anywhere." |
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11/16/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...a comedic soap opera with too much soap; a little more opera might have helped ground this film and make it more moving and memorable." |
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11/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...quiet and stirring... Of particular note is a masterful and enigmatic coda that rhymes with the film's opening scene, thus bringing things full circle -- but still, thank you, with no easy answers." |
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11/16/10 |
Outstanding |
 "...full of winning performances, starting with Jonas Inde and Amanda Davin... an accomplished character-driven comedy for our times... the laughs may be slow coming but are all the more satisfying when they do." |
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12/07/10 |
Poor |
 "...one to avoid. Everything is oddly off in this earnest yet amateurish production until the third act. Things then get completely derailed." |
