
Overview
Genre :
Drama, ThrillerRelease Date :
February 10, 2012 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Oren MovermanStarring :
Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Ice Cube, Steve Buscemi, Robin Wright Penn, Sigourney Weaver, Anne Heche, Brie Larson, Cynthia Nixon, Audra McDonald, Jon Foster, Jon Bernthal, Don Creech
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics
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“..ultimately the in-your-face style and confusing story stop the emotions from getting truly under your skin..”
by Amber Wilkinson [Eye for Film]
Review rate : C+
“..the film spins out of control, careening between convoluted subplots, with the emotional pitch of the piece swinging too wildly..”
“..the film spins out of control, careening between convoluted subplots, with the emotional pitch of the piece swinging too wildly..”
by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times]

“..the film is stronger as a result..”
by Shaun Munro [What Culture]

“..the film doesn't really offer anything new to the bad-cop genre..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
“..the effect is wearying rather than exhilarating..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]

“..overlapping dialogue, slow zooms, and measured pacing..”
by Glenn Heath Jr. [Slant Magazine]
“..offers one for its lead and creates an indelible portrait in the process..”
by Stephen Saito [Premiere Magazine]
“..its relentless downward spiral makes for an overdetermined, not entirely satisfying character study with modest niche-release prospects..”
by Justin Chang [Variety]
“..it worth seeking out once it gets released..”
by Chris Bumbray [JoBlo's Movie Emporium]
Review rate : C+
“..however, the story soon proves as unfocused as the scenery..”
“..however, the story soon proves as unfocused as the scenery..”
by William Goss [Film.com]

“..even during this stretch Moverman is unable to wholeheartedly grab the viewer..”
by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews]
“..created a fascinatingly elliptical, open-ended pulp fiction out of a character study so subjective it's nearly psychedelic..”
by Karina Longworth [Village Voice]
Review rate : D
“..as the movie drags on, though, it takes on a throbbing, sick monotone..”
“..as the movie drags on, though, it takes on a throbbing, sick monotone..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [New York Times]
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [New York Times]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News]
Reviewed by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News]
Reviewed by Richard Corliss [TIME Magazine]





