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70 out of 100

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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
    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. DrDuran
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alejandro Gonzalez lights up the screen in this horribly beautiful piece. This is one of the most depressingly fantastic bits to cross the barnyard in a chimps age. Benicio is sad and dark, while Naomi is downright cryptic and unmistakenly brooding. This piece of cinema smashes you in the face with bits of confusion with a sick side of morose. Smile while I shove a nail in your eye is what we say. Kill my family and I will smile all the way to hell, but not really. Mr. Penn delivers another fantastically crafted bit of acting to add to his repertoir. If you can sit in a pile of one's own mire and whistle dixie, then this flick is for you. Turn down the lights and ready your nerves because this comes at you this way and that without a slice of sorrow.… Expand
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  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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