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7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  2. Negative: 1 out of 13

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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
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  1. 70
    The stop-motion animated puppets in Tatia Rosenthal’s beguiling first feature look like clay-mated slabs of glazed meat, at once unreal and hyper-real.
  2. Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    50
    Less than the sum of its parts. The connective tissue of its episodes and set pieces -- some of which pack a memorable punch -- is not a compelling story line but the painterly physicality of the movie's stop-motion animation.
  3. There is something undeniable hypnotic and bewitching about Tatia Rosenthal's $9.99, which if nothing else is a candidate for the most unusual film of 2008.