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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Lionel
    Feb 9, 2006
    10
    brilliant film. if one doesn't know the underlying theme of the story beforehand, viewing is that much more profound and moving. although i read a few reviews which critique morris's humourous, detached point of view - i feel it makes this film that much more profound, moving, and in a way, congruous with his subject's mentality.
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  2. C.Crowell
    Feb 16, 2005
    10
    One of the most astonishing and enriching film experiences I have ever had.
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. 81
    Lacks scope and doesn't resonate grandly as a portrait of an American underbelly like Morris' earlier works do. But it still packs a wallop.
  2. 89
    Seems more like a subtle, elegiac tone poem than an indictment of human banality and the evil that men do.
  3. Reviewed by: John Hartl
    70
    (Morris) sees Leuchter's story as more personal, more about one individual's self-absorption and folly, than an indictment of a particular system.