| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
BBC
Laura Bushell |
"...the results are dazzling." more... |
B+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The movie doesn't have a plot in the conventional sense..." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...the movie...keeps on moving, doesn't court cheap sympathy and holds nothing back." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"Hang in there with this film--it's worth it." more... |
B |
Film Threat
Darrin Keene |
"This is clearly a film for those who prefer the subtle nuances of sight and sound." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
"...not gory in the slightest, but it's as disturbing a film as I've seen this year." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...a dark, quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation." more... |
A- |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas |
"...a film that is as unsettling as it is minimalist." more... |
A- |
New York Post
V.A. Musetto |
"(Samantha) Morton deserves an Oscar nomination, but she is unlikely to get one." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...wonderfully lush..." more... |
B+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...poetic force and buoyant feeling." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...strange, moody film..." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"Despite a sometimes unlikable, blank slate of a lead character, she's (director Lynne Ramsay) managed to turn a difficult story into a feat of daring." more... |
B+ |
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