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Richard Corliss, Time: OUTSTANDING "...a tragedy rendered with the savviest, moviewise virtuosity. A young woman's despair, and a nation's, was never so damned entertaining." (Read the full review...) 970 words, 01/20/12 Christy Lemire, Associated Press: VERY GOOD (cg) "...functions most effectively as an action film. Gerardo Naranjo really knows how to craft and shoot meticulous, virtuoso set pieces..." (Read the full review...) 609 words, 01/19/12 Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...harrowing, superbly made... Mexico's 2012 submission for Best Foreign Language Film -- rightfully so." (Read the full review...) 85 words, 01/20/12 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a terrifying tale of a beauty contest that ends in horror.... a harrowing experience. It cuts deep." (Read the full review...) 204 words, 01/20/12 James Rocchi, MSN Movies: EXCELLENT (cg) "Stephanie Sigman's performance is, literally, the film.... she tackles challenges a more experienced actress would stumble on..." (Read the full review...) 653 words, 01/16/12
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "Mr. Naranjo gives 'Miss Bala' the pulse of an action film, the tears of a telenovela and a heroine who easily shoulders the metaphoric weight of a people living under siege." (Read the full review...) 885 words, 01/20/12 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "While Stephanie Sigman conveys a credible state of tense disbelief throughout, it's increasingly frustrating to watch Laura so passively accept her dire fate." (Read the full review...) 192 words, 01/20/12 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING "...terrific... Directed with great verve by Gerardo Naranjo... in a haunting performance, Stephanie Sigman disappears completely inside Laura's skin..." (Read the full review...) 617 words, 01/20/12 Kyle Smith, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "There's exciting talent on display... this strange and eerie noir is more a collection of knockout scenes than a fully realized story." (Read the full review...) 337 words, 01/20/12 Peter Howell, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD (cg) "There's no more pulse-raising sensation than realizing what we're viewing on screen bears a strong resemblance to reality..." (Read the full review...) 568 words, 02/03/12 Karina Longworth, Village Voice: EXCELLENT "...a work of impressionistic reportage... takes on the oblique perspective of the powerless in a system where every conceivable authority figure is clownishly corrupt." (Read the full review...) 576 words, 01/18/12 Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD (cg) "...an always violent, often surreal ride through the thickets of widespread corruption, with the audience sometimes left as confused and disoriented as the poor girl." (Read the full review...) 137 words, 01/13/12 Mike D'Angelo, LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "Nearly every shot is a magnificently choreographed single-take tour de force that will have Michael Mann and Paul Greengrass taking notes." (Read the full review...) 239 words, 11/03/11 Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a critical mood piece that's both nightmarish and darkly comical, where the wide frames and long takes teem with seemingly infinite sleaze and violence." (Read the full review...) 120 words, 02/02/12
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD (cg) "...taut, terrifying... A masterfully photographed and edited look at the carnage and chaos of the Mexican drug wars..." (Read the full review...) 304 words, 01/27/12 Loren King, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD (cg) "...signals the rise of a director to watch, as Gerardo Naranjo offers a grim subject with neither flash nor sentiment. It is a sober film done with style." (Read the full review...) 469 words, 01/27/12 Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...can be a confusing film.... it can't quite engage. It fires at the target. It makes a lot of noise. But it never quite hits the bull's eye." (Read the full review...) 486 words, 01/20/12 Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "...tense and propulsive. Gerardo Naranjo works confidently, often employing long takes and creating a number of scenes with a virtuoso feel." (Read the full review...) 362 words, 01/27/12
Karina Longworth, Village Voice: EXCELLENT "...a work of impressionistic reportage... takes on the oblique perspective of the powerless in a system where every conceivable authority figure is clownishly corrupt." (Read the full review...) 576 words, 01/18/12 Eric Eisenberg, Cinema Blend: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...makes audiences feel like they are stuck behind a glass wall. It's not a bad film by any means, but it does hold itself back from being a great one." (Read the full review...) 512 words, 01/19/12 Patrick Z. McGavin, Boston Phoenix: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a knockout." (Read the full review...) 153 words, 01/26/12 Mike D'Angelo, LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "Nearly every shot is a magnificently choreographed single-take tour de force that will have Michael Mann and Paul Greengrass taking notes." (Read the full review...) 239 words, 11/03/11 Scott Tobias, AV Club: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...toes a delicate line between exploitation movie and movie about exploitation, but that's part of what gives the film its charge..." (Read the full review...) 372 words, 01/26/12 Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: VERY GOOD (cg) "Co-writer/director Gerardo Naranjo keeps the action tense but understated; instead of allowing explosions and shootouts to pile up, he rations them in taut doses." (Read the full review...) 648 words, 10/13/11 Phil Coldiron, Slant: WEAK (cg) "...fails precisely because filmmaker Gerardo Naranjo here cannot match filmmaker Roberto Bolaño's humanism in 'The Part About the Crimes'..." (Read the full review...) 802 words, 09/30/11 Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a critical mood piece that's both nightmarish and darkly comical, where the wide frames and long takes teem with seemingly infinite sleaze and violence." (Read the full review...) 120 words, 02/02/12 MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: MODERATE (cg) "...demands a bit of backbone from its protagonist, instead of a simple lack of objection to being a punching bag." (Read the full review...) 418 words, 11/06/11
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: OUTSTANDING "...shockingly powerful.... a remarkable film with a strong performance in the title role... Stephanie Sigman energizes every scene she's in, i.e. every scene in the movie..." (Read the full review...) 364 words, 01/20/12 Manohla Dargis, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "Mr. Naranjo gives 'Miss Bala' the pulse of an action film, the tears of a telenovela and a heroine who easily shoulders the metaphoric weight of a people living under siege." (Read the full review...) 885 words, 01/20/12 John Powers, NPR: OUTSTANDING "...remarkable.... this searing, exaggerated, sometimes weirdly funny film plays like a cross between Franz Kafka and 'No Country for Old Men.' " (Read the full review...) 762 words, 01/19/12 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...terrific... Directed with great verve by Gerardo Naranjo... in a haunting performance, Stephanie Sigman disappears completely inside Laura's skin..." (Read the full review...) 617 words, 01/20/12 Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: OUTSTANDING "...a knockout." (Read the full review...) 597 words, 01/19/12 Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: OUTSTANDING "Terrifically choreographed, violent and amoral, but never wantonly cruel... another impressive Mexican breakthrough." (Read the full review...) 450 words, 05/13/11
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "...a blistering firecracker.... delivers on director Gerardo Naranjo's promise of such well-respected early pics as 'Drama/Mex' and 'I'm Gonna Explode'..." (Read the full review...) 884 words, 05/13/11 Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "Fast and dangerous.... derives much of its interest from its insider's view of drug traffickers who live in symbiosis with the police." (Read the full review...) 741 words, 05/14/11 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...terrific... Directed with great verve by Gerardo Naranjo... in a haunting performance, Stephanie Sigman disappears completely inside Laura's skin..." (Read the full review...) 617 words, 01/20/12 Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: EXCELLENT (cg) "...adds an honorable panel to a growing body of literary and cinematic works about the miserable, suffocating and devastating life in border towns, some of which made by American artists, while others by foreigners." (Read the full review...) 724 words, 09/27/11 Manohla Dargis, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "Mr. Naranjo gives 'Miss Bala' the pulse of an action film, the tears of a telenovela and a heroine who easily shoulders the metaphoric weight of a people living under siege." (Read the full review...) 885 words, 01/20/12 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: OUTSTANDING "...shockingly powerful.... a remarkable film with a strong performance in the title role... Stephanie Sigman energizes every scene she's in, i.e. every scene in the movie..." (Read the full review...) 364 words, 01/20/12
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