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7.8 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 41
  3. Negative: 5 out of 41
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    At the very least, look for it on 10-best lists next month, and there's every chance it will be a strong contender at the Oscars. Filmmaking so sensitive and intelligent deserves its weight in honors.
  2. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: David Ansen
    60
    What keeps this movie honest is the characters, each of them a mass of conflicting instincts, virtues and vices. You know Gonzalez Inarritu comes from outside Hollywood because he doesn't divide the world into heroes and villains.
  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    30
    It's forceful, to be sure, but in a lurid way that suggests a telenovela that's been baking in the sun too long.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 56
  3. Negative: 9 out of 56
  1. ryancarroll88
    7
    Between "Amores Perros," "Babel" and this movie, Gonzalez Inarritu has produced some of the heaviest dramas of the past 10 years. Perhaps it is because they all deal with such shattered characters - in this case we are given a man who has just undergone heart replacement surgery which temporarily alleviates the strain ...between him and his separated wife, a born-again man who suddenly finds himself responsible for running over and killing a husband and two girls and the woman who has lost her whole family in that car accident. Each of these characters are faced with the idea of moving on with their lives; as we watch them adjust, we see that the difficulty isn't overcoming the past - it's the realization that they don't even understand what their lives are anymore. The serious performances from the three leads (Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro and Naomi Watts) are really what give the film its depth, and even make up for Inarritu's completely unnecessary nonlinear style, which seems to serve no purpose other than to make the viewer pay more attention.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. oldboych
    5
    acting was over and the actor are too emotional. and why can the girls in this film seem very stupid? very loyal and sure with a math prof and poor ex-prisoner. In my opinion they better leave the guy in that situation.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. caporegime
    3
    So trying hard to make things complicated and ending up making this film boring enough to doze of my adrenalin of caffeine.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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