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Synecdoche, New York Reviews

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Movie Info


Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

October 24, 2008 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Charlie Kaufman

Starring :

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Sadie Goldstein, Tom Noonan, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Hope Davis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Daniel London

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 4

“..mostly an overlong, pretentious bore..”
by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
3.5 of 4

“..mind-blowing..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
“..extravagantly conceptual..”
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
2.5 of 4

“..exhilarating and exasperating in equal doses..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
1.5 of 4

“..confounding, massively ambitious..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Scott Tobias [Onion AV Club]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]
Review rate : D+
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Rafer Guzman [Newsday]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Fernando F. Croce [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Scott Foundas [Village Voice]

Reader's Reviews


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This film is a dream. I am dreaming when I watch the trailer.

posted by SNY on Oct 13, 2008

It's everything.

posted by eunoia on Apr 09, 2009

this film isn't deep, or beautifully surreal, and it doesn't at all make you think like charlie kaufman's earlier films. This is just fucked up for the sake of being fucked up.

posted by thechadway on Apr 10, 2009

2Frlys

posted by Rvnuplld on Jul 14, 2009

Very confusing, beautiful film about reality bending around life.

posted by audri on Sep 18, 2009
 
 

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