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Genre : Drama Release Date : March 16, 2012 MPAA Rating : PG-13 Duration : 87 minute(s) Production Budget : -Studio : IFC Films Official Site : http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-kid-with-a-bike/ Reviews Rate :
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without perfect casting, the Dardennes films would never work
by Sukhdev Sandhu [Daily Telegraph ]
there's a sweetly lyrical poetry to the Dardennes' visual style
by Shaun Munro [What Culture ]
there isn't a single unearned emotion in this tremendously moving drama
by David Rooney [Hollywood Reporter ]
the soulfulness is there, but the usual aesthetic rigor isn't, which makes all the difference in terms of their metaphysical modus operand
by David Fear [Time Out New York ]
the powerful emotional punch their films deliver - and this one is no exception - that elevate the game, that make them so satisfying, so worthwhile
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer ]
the music -a mix of preexisting cues and a score written for the film -binds the film as a fiction, the work of storytellers, and not the Dardennes' typical window onto reality
by Karina Longworth [Village Voice ]
remind you the most compelling stories are unfolding right outside your window, rather than in outer space, the distant past or wherever cinema usually takes us
by Peter Debruge [Variety ]
once again, the Dardennes create tension out of human drama and draw believable, excellent performances from their entire cast
by Brian Tallerico [HollywoodChicago.com ]
longtime connoisseurs of capturing naturalistic, mesmerising turns from non-actors, the sibling filmmakers tease enough out
by Jamie Graham [Total Film ]
it leaves you grateful that the worst doesn't happen - with these characters, you might not be able to bear it
by Stephanie Zacharek [Movieline ]
it is the boy's tough exterior and lack of self-pity that binds the narrative together
by Richard Mowe [Boxoffice Magazine ]
it builds to a quiet resolution, a cinematic miracle in which nothing happens and everything happens
by Glenn Kenny [MSN Movies ]
every scene has a purpose
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon.com ]
even the title works to set the mood - the phrase is clipped, the words sound hard, suggesting the boy in question is a tough one, relentlessly on the move
by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times ]
at this point, about half an hour into the story, the power, subtlety, enduring relevance and absolute truthfulness of the Dardennes' latest immediately become brilliantly clear
by Geoff Andrew [Time Out ]
as in their best work, lift rough-hewn realism into the realm of cinematic transcendence
by Fernando F. Croce [Slant Magazine ]
by Shaun Munro [What Culture ]
by Richard Mowe [Boxoffice Magazine ]
by Glenn Kenny [MSN Movies ]
by Fernando F. Croce [Slant Magazine ]
