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Gardens of the Night
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43 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
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  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    70
    The film gives vivid reality to those photos of disappeared children on milk cartons by letting us peek into the lives of two abducted children subjected to sexual abuse and then prostitution.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    Recovery time is recommended after seeing Gardens of the Night, a harrowing, obliquely told story of kidnapping and forced child prostitution that conjures a world entirely populated by predators and prey.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Leslie Felperin
    50
    Well-meaning but underachieving drama.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ed Gonzalez
    40
    Pitched at the risible level of Marco Kreuzpaintner's Trade, the film never quite recovers from writer-director Damian Harris's dithering way of shooting things.
  5. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    Tom Arnold plays the fatherly head of a child-prostitution ring and John Malkovich a sympathetic social worker - two clever casting twists that constitute the main interest in the grueling Gardens of the Night.
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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. CarolineB.
    10
    Excellent movie - I was gripped throughout. A sensitive subject which was beautifully filmed.
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