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Movie Info


Genre :

Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

May 01, 2009 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Jim Jarmusch

Starring :

Isaach De Bankole, Gael Garcia Bernal, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Luis Tosar, Hiam Abbass, Paz De La Huerta, Alex Descas, Youki Kudoh

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 4

“..The Limits of Control will test the limits of your patience..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Review rate : C+

“..The Limits Of Control feels canned and airless..”
by Scott Tobias [Onion AV Club]
1.5 of 4

“..sound a lot more exciting than it turns out to actually be..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
2 of 4

“..recommended..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
1.5 of 5

“..one you'll remember having had, but because it's so numbingly transparent, it's one you'll hope won't recur..”
by John P. McCarthy [Boxoffice Magazine]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic.com]
2 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by J. Hoberman [Village Voice]
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]

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