| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Starts out tasty, then turns sour and stupid." more... |
D+ |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...worth sitting through for the questions it leaves hanging acridly in the air." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"There is undeniable fascination in the situation as it unfolds." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"High-minded sleaze..." more... |
C- |
| E! Online |
"The whole affair feels as much like a stunt as it does an exploration of crime and punishment, but is no less thrilling a ride." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...a battle of the sexes that glides from tricky to angry to shockingly ugly." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Anne Gilbert |
"...it isn't built to be liked. It's there to be experienced, tolerated, and appreciated for the wretched, well-executed, difficult, artful, and appalling creation that it is." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"I didn't know whether to applaud or barf." more... |
B |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...quickly becomes downright unpalatable." more... |
D+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...the kind of uncompromising independent motion picture that is likely to foster ambivalence in a significant portion of its audience." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"The movie amounts to a mere wallow in ugliness and shock effect and a real bad time for all." more... |
D+ |
Seatttle Post-Intelligencer
Winda Benedetti |
"...a superbly shot and artfully acted movie that takes a rather fearless swan dive into difficult and disturbing territory." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a highly original psychological thriller/revenge fantasy..." more... |
A- |
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