| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Arizona Daily Star
Phil Villareal |
"...engrossing." more... |
A |
BBC
Nev Pierce |
"...one of the best films of the year." more... |
A |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...assured and perceptive..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...darkly, hellishly funny." more... |
A |
CNN.com
Paul Clinton |
"...a beautifully executed film that is remarkable on many, many levels." more... |
A |
| E! Online |
"...worth watching." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...somehow the picture never completely takes hold." more... |
B- |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...very satisfying..." more... |
A- |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"...doesn't quite come off." more... |
B- |
Premiere
Glenn Kenny |
"...the most engrossingly eccentric American movie of the year..." more... |
A |
Reelviews
James Berardinelli |
"...an unconventional, unpredictable thriller that Hitchcock probably would have enjoyed." more... |
B+ |
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir |
"...a frustrating experience..." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Graham |
"...I love this movie." more... |
A |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Harper Barnes |
"...cold-surfaced but provocative..." more... |
B |
The Guardian
Peter Bradshaw |
"...the Coen brothers have made their masterpiece..." more... |
A+ |
The Observer
Philip French |
"...the year's best film..." more... |
A |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh |
"...fundamentally heartless and coldly hollow." more... |
C |
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