In the Land of Blood and Honey Reviews
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- Genre : Drama, Romance
- Release Date : December 23, 2011
- MPAA Rating : R
- Duration : 126 minute(s)
- Production Budget : 15
- Studio : FilmDistrict
- Official Site : http://www.inthelandofbloodandhoney.com/
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you probably won't want to see that one, either
by Dave White [Movies.com ]
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visually the movie does not look like a first work, narratively and dramatically, it suffers from some serious weaknesses
by Emanuel Levy [EmanuelLevy.Com ]
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unfortunately, "Blood and Honey" has script problems: Its core story is less compelling than its overall atmosphere
by Kenneth Turan [Los Angeles Times ]
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the final developments shift from realism to melodrama
by Mark Jenkins [NPR ]
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the film's final line comes across as both quietly dramatic and highly unlikely
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter ]
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the creation of over- and under-drawn characters chip away at the good intentions and the skills of much of the cast
by Howard Feinstein [Screen International ]
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the character's shifts between "good" and "bad" seem overly schematic and the central storyline feels at once underthought and overdetermined
by Andrew Schenker [Slant Magazine ]
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so the film is a head-spinning mix of dead babies and romantic dinners, pillow talk and mass executions. Blood and honey don't taste right together
by Kyle Smith [New York Post ]
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plodding words into the characters’ mouths that would work better in the kind of on-screen textual explanations
by Manohla Dargis [New York Times ]
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one that doesn't entirely work as an act of storytelling, but whose end goal is a grisly success
by Matt Patches [Hollywood.com ]
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occasionally, the movie italicizes its points with heavy musical drones, but its tone is remarkably even and concentrated
Review rate : B
by Joshua Rothkopf [Time Out New York ]
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it deserves to be taken seriously as a debut by someone who may yet be as natural and assured behind the camera as she seems to be in front of it
by James Rocchi [MSN Movies ]
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has some moments of first-movie clumsiness, but it’s soberly and elegantly shot
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon.com ]
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give magnetic, raw performances
by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News ]
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closing titles confirm that the motivating intent in making In the Land of Blood and Honey was activist rather than artistic
by Karina Longworth [Village Voice ]
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at a certain point, the film almost seems to sense its scenario tilting into tarted-up banality and abruptly shifts gears
by Justin Chang [Variety ]