Mister Lonely
  • Release Date: May 2, 2008
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53 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

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  • Starring: Denis Lavant, Diego Luna, Samantha Morton
  • Summary: Only Harmony Korine could weave Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, her daughter Shirley Temple, and flying nuns into a hypnotically funny and truly poignant tale of the instability behind fanaticism and the redemption we can hope to find in one another. The film follows a lonely Michael Jackson impersonator who is invited by a beautiful Marilyn Monroe to a commune in the Scottish Highlands full of other impersonators, including the Queen of England, Madonna, Sammy Davis Jr., and James Dean. In a parallel storyline, the incomparable Werner Herzog plays a Latin American priest who learns his missionary of nuns can literally fly. (IFC Films) … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Don R. Lewis
    100
    The film is damn near a masterpiece. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait so long to see what Korine will do next.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    75
    Korine is finding his way toward artistic greatness by searching his soul. It's possible that the man in the mirror is him.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    60
    Not all of the movie works - in fact, huge portions don't - but there are enough striking moments to make a lasting impact. How ironic: In this fairy-tale of arrested development, Korine has created his most mature movie yet.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    38
    The film is really little more than an array of sometimes imaginative images.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
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  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. martins
    10
    It's incredible how blind critics and users may be, disapproving this genuinely beautiful film. Too blind.
  2. KimT
    10
    Amazing movie. Funny. Clever. Bittersweet. Reading behind the lines is included.
  3. GigiM.
    8
    Beautiful images and some amazing/funny scenes. Not for everyone though. That's okay. A little self-indulgent at times, but I still really liked it. Happy to see Harmony Korine making movies again.… Expand
  4. GeorgeM.
    3
    A few (very few) engaging images and a few (very few) engaging performances. If you want a plot with your story, this is not the movie for you. Extremely self-indulgent film making.… Expand

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