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75 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 51 Ratings

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  • Starring: Leelee Sobieski
  • Summary: A contemporary thriller that finds darkness laced with humor in the heartland of America. (20th Century Fox)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    Turns out to be the most unnerving film of the year. Easy.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    90
    If you're looking to have your nerves fried and your pulse pounded, this is your ticket to ride.
  3. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    60
    Pure, irrational, claustrophobic, gritty, unpretentious.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 36
  3. Negative: 2 out of 36
  1. snekir.
    7
    Brilliant (also their official cite) but it is litlle predictive.
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  2. moviemonger
    5
    Quite a few scenes in this movie were edge of your seat, nail biting moments. The movie unraveled, with hills and valleys, pretty well until the end. For some reason this movie got my adrenaline going and then I fell a little flat. I had to ask myself if 5 minutes of the film was strong enough to disappoint me after watching the previous hour and a half? I think, yes.… Expand
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