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Movie Info


Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

March 10, 2006 (NY, LA)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Asia Argento

Starring :

Asia Argento, Peter Fonda, Marilyn Manson, John Robinson, Michael Pitt, Jeremy Renner, Jimmy Bennett, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Ben Foster, Kip Pardue, Ornella Muti, Winona Ryder

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

5 of 5

“..Spiked with moments of true brilliance..”
by Peter Sobczynski [EFilmCritic]
3 of 5

“..retains the raw quality of the source material,..”
by Miles Fielder [Empire Magazine]
4.5 of 5

“..it is in fact one of the best movies this year...”
by Greg Bellavia [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
0.5 of 4

“..is the opposite of accomplished filmmaking...”
by Mark Keizer [Boxoffice Magazine]
9 of 10

“..beautiful, dreamy cinematography..”
by Anton Bitel [Movie Gazette]
“..Argento leaps from the petulant nihilism of Scarlet Diva to something much more cohesive and enjoyable...”
by Jon Popick [Planet Sick-Boy]
4.5 of 5

“..Argento is a magnificent storyteller..”
by J.T. Leroy [Filethirteen]
2 of 5

“..an overwrought and underwhelming study of childhood abuse...”
by Matthew Leyland [BBC Films]
1 of 4

“..absolutely no flow to the film's screenplay..”
by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews]
3 of 5

“..a fairly accomplished, utterly relentless and at the end of the day fairly standard tale of abuse and trauma..”
by Kim [Iofilm]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Noel Murray [The Onion A.V. Club]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Sheridan [Tail Slate]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Nicholas Schager [Filmcritic]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jeremiah Kipp [Slant Magazine]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Kim Morgan [Reel]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jessica Reaves [Chicago Tribune]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Anthony Quinn [The Independent]
Reviewed by Anthony Lane [The New Yorker]

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